Manchester Airport Facts

• Manchester Airport is the 12th busiest European airport.
• Manchester Airport is home to around 95 airlines serving over 180 worldwide destinations.
• In 2003 Manchester Airport handled more than 19.5 million passengers.
• Manchester Airport serves 32% of the UK population.
• In 2000 Manchester Airport handled nearly 122,000 tonnes of cargo.
• Manchester Airport has three terminals.
• Manchester Airport has an annual turnover of £264.7 million - of which more than £50 million is operating profit.
• The airport currently generates almost £600 million a year for the region and £1.7 billion for national coffers.
• The airport supports around 85,000 jobs in the UK - 33,000 of them in the North West.