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Manchester Airport is the UK's fourth largest airport, handling 20 million passengers per year, offering direct flights to over 180 destinations worldwide by over 90 airlines. Manchester airport has 3 terminals with Terminal 1 being the largest. Manchester airport has two parallel runways each 3,048 metres in length. Within 15 years, Manchester airport is expected to become the second busiest airport in the UK.
Situated 10 miles south of Manchester city centre the airport is well served by train, bus and coach services with good road links for those travelling by car. To get to the airport by car, no matter where you are travelling from, Manchester airport is directly accessible via J5 off the M56. Click here for a Multimap showing the location of Manchester airport.
There are many Hotels nearby which are available in case you decide to stay close by the night before your flight, for hotels, see link: Manchester Airport Hotels with Parking.
The check in desks is located at the entrances of each terminal. Flight and check in information is displayed at the entrance to each check in area. You should check in at least 2 hours before your departure to avoid any problems. In all of the departure lounges, there are many services available such as food halls, clothing stores and general needs such as toilets, ATMs telephones etc. A Left Luggage service is available in terminal 1 and 2 at a price of £5 per item per 24 hours.
The airport has over 90 shops, restaurants and bars, and has a new facility under development called The Station. Persons needing special services such as wheelchairs should make themselves known to the Specialist Airport Services office. Contact numbers for Manchester Airport are Tel: +44 (0) 161 489 3000 & Fax: +44 (0) 161 489 3813. Flight information for Manchester airport is available all around the airport. Display screens of the flight details are available. You can also find this information out via the Internet, telephone; teletext and your mobile phone via SMS see www.manchesterairport.co.uk/web.nsf/Content/SMSFlightInformation
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MANCHESTER AIRPORT'S OWN PARKING CHARGES WITH OURS
Short term and long term car parking can be bought on arrival at Manchester
but here is a photo taken in 2004 showing the charges you might expect
to pay. You could save considerably on these prices by using our online
airport car parking quote service and booking engine above. Book your
airport car parking early using our service, and see how much money
you can save. If you leave it too late and have to pay top rank prices
at the airport itself, you will just be wasting your money.
Incidentally, if you experiment with our quote engine, subject to availability you may even find that you could be offered Meet and Greet using our services for around the same price as on-airport parking alone at Manchester. Meet & Greet means that you need not visit the off-airport car park at all. Your car will be taken from the airport to the car park by a driver, and you will be met with it on your return to Manchester enabling you to return home that much quicker.
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Airport Flight Information
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