Manchester Airport Group
17 August 2026

Report shows how Manchester's Runway 2 has driven foreign investment, boosted businesses, fuelled academic collaboration and much more since it opened in 2001

Businesses across the region have shared their stories of how having true international connectivity on their doorstep has helped them grow

Political leaders including new Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Craig and Northern Powerhouse Partnership President Lord Jim O’Neill have backed the runway to continue to drive benefits for the North as a whole and close the UK’s productivity gap...

Northern economy transformed through evolution of airport, says report marking 25 years of Manchester’s Runway 2 - MAG - 17 August 2026

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