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A massive £1bn revamp of Manchester, which will see the existing terminal 1 phased out by 2022, will also see security check times improved from to 5 minutes at off-peak times and 10 minutes during peak times. The airport hopes to add 10m annual passengers, further cementing the importance of regional airports and helping make Manchester the main hub in the North of England. The changes will see terminal 2 double in size, with considerable improvements to terminal 3, but will also mean the eventual end of terminal 1.
It is expected that the number of jobs at the airport, including a range of security positions, will double to 40,000 and among the high tech changes that are going to be introduced will be the ability to pre-screen passengers that are departing for the US. Work is due to start next April, and the airport hopes that the new terminal 2 design will be fully implemented and up and running by 2023. The plans have been described as the biggest single construction project that will have been seen in Greater Manchester.
Currently, the airport hosts an average of 23 million passengers every year, with the bulk using the main terminal 1 building. Terminal 1 was launched in 1962 and is long past the stage of beginning to show signs of aging. Rather than attempting to upgrade terminal 1, the airport has presumably taken the decision that it will bear the brunt of traffic during the 8 year reconstruction phase, and while work is completed on terminals 2 and 3, terminal 1 will continue to operate. However, once the work is completed, terminal 1 will then be closed down and it is believed that it will be fully phased out in 2022.
The changes will more than double the number of people that use the airport to 55 million, and as well as increasing security, the group in charge of the airport has said that it will endeavour to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum. Increasing the amount of parking that is available is one of the priorities for the project.
The new £1bn project, the profits of which will be reinvested directly into services because the airport is partially owned by Manchester taxpayers, does not require any expansion of the existing site, despite leading to double the number of passengers and the hope that additional long haul services can be attracted to the area too.
Manchester Airport Group has said that the plans not only ensure jobs in the short term, but they will benefit the local area in the long-term with increased dividends too. The group said that HS2 and HS3 rail links were integral to the plans and that they hope to help show that Manchester and the rest of the region really can become the Northern Powerhouse that the government has previously described. Manchester City Council has also given the proposal its backing, saying that what is good the airport is also good for the city.
It is expected that the number of jobs at the airport, including a range of security positions, will double to 40,000 and among the high tech changes that are going to be introduced will be the ability to pre-screen passengers that are departing for the US. Work is due to start next April, and the airport hopes that the new terminal 2 design will be fully implemented and up and running by 2023. The plans have been described as the biggest single construction project that will have been seen in Greater Manchester.
Currently, the airport hosts an average of 23 million passengers every year, with the bulk using the main terminal 1 building. Terminal 1 was launched in 1962 and is long past the stage of beginning to show signs of aging. Rather than attempting to upgrade terminal 1, the airport has presumably taken the decision that it will bear the brunt of traffic during the 8 year reconstruction phase, and while work is completed on terminals 2 and 3, terminal 1 will continue to operate. However, once the work is completed, terminal 1 will then be closed down and it is believed that it will be fully phased out in 2022.
The changes will more than double the number of people that use the airport to 55 million, and as well as increasing security, the group in charge of the airport has said that it will endeavour to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum. Increasing the amount of parking that is available is one of the priorities for the project.
The new £1bn project, the profits of which will be reinvested directly into services because the airport is partially owned by Manchester taxpayers, does not require any expansion of the existing site, despite leading to double the number of passengers and the hope that additional long haul services can be attracted to the area too.
Manchester Airport Group has said that the plans not only ensure jobs in the short term, but they will benefit the local area in the long-term with increased dividends too. The group said that HS2 and HS3 rail links were integral to the plans and that they hope to help show that Manchester and the rest of the region really can become the Northern Powerhouse that the government has previously described. Manchester City Council has also given the proposal its backing, saying that what is good the airport is also good for the city.