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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,terminal,England,UK,airport,transport,M90 1QX,infrastructure,scamchester,airports,Manchester airport,welcomes,you,passengers,passenger,Ringway,of MAG,greater Manchester,entrance,door,doors,entry,gateway,to,the,world,MAN,MCR,billboard,sign,Terminal 1,Terminal One,outdoors,travel,hotpix.org.uk,datahack,cyber incident,breach
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PYBH4D - . Welcome to Manchester International Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX. Photographed on 27 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include terminal, airport, transport, M90 1QX, infrastructure, doorway, scamchester, airports, Manchester airport, welcomes, you, passengers, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The transport setting gives the image wider relevance to mobility, infrastructure, roads and public transport, travel behaviour, local connectivity, logistics and the relationship between vehicles and the built environment. It can illustrate planning, transport policy, accessibility, congestion, public investment and the changing technologies and services used to move people or goods. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison. Visible or contextual elements such as architecture, signage, branding, public realm, transport infrastructure, street furniture and everyday activity help establish a strong sense of place where they form part of the scene. The photograph can also support future before-and-after use if the building, business, service, streetscape, transport operation or public space is later altered, redeveloped, rebranded or closed. The composition retains practical contextual detail for news, feature, documentary, educational and historical use.
Manchester Airport, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: Hesse,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Germany,MAN,FRA,iPhone,QR Code,booked,booking,problem,issue,airport,check,in,checkin,check-in,wallet,digital,ticket,online,web,map,rail,railway,train,connections,integrated,public,transport,Greater Manchester,Ringway,international,Northern Powerhouse,England,FRA-MAN,gate,Europe,app,electronic
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG92TD - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Airplane flight digital boarding pass FRA-MAN on mobile phone, with Lufthansa, and rail transport map of Manchester, North West England. The broader subject matter reaches into rail modernisation, urban rail transport, station environment, passenger railway, commuter travel, contemporary social history, local bus network, transport accessibility, bus route infrastructure, trackside heritage, local mobility, rail corridor, visual archive, and social history. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with integrated transport, decarbonisation and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change. The modern context includes continuing discussion of accessibility, local connectivity and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services. As a dated visual record of the recorded location, the frame retains materials and architectural details, making it especially useful if refurbishment subsequently changes the scene. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, regional rail, local history, bus infrastructure, rail infrastructure, street-side transport, historical comparison, and archival record. Details involving Lufthansa, Manchester, phone, mobile, and transport make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate integrated transport and the archival value of railway branding and infrastructure as operators change in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: Hesse,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Germany,MAN,FRA,iPhone,QR Code,booked,booking,problem,issue,airport,check,in,checkin,check-in,wallet,digital,ticket,online,web,map,rail,railway,train,integrated,public,transport,Greater Manchester,Ringway,international,Northern Powerhouse,MAN-FRA,gate,screen,air,QRcode,Jet fuel shortage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG92TH - . Recorded at the recorded location in 2023, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The photograph centres on Airplane flight digital boarding pass MAN-FRA on mobile phone, with Lufthansa, and rail transport map of Frankfurt, Germany. Another layer of the photograph includes rail modernisation, trackside heritage, passenger transport, passenger information, historical comparison, bus route infrastructure, everyday life, community identity, archival record, public realm, contemporary social history, transport accessibility, regional rail, and changing streetscape. The modern context includes continuing discussion of integrated transport, rail reform and how rail stations anchor city-centre mobility and regeneration. For current editorial use, decarbonisation and accessibility provide additional context, especially through the challenge of maintaining reliable local services. The image fixes materials and architectural details within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are public transport network, passenger railway, local bus network, visual archive, local history, changing land use, regional identity, and commuter travel. Elements such as MAN-FRA, phone, digital, flight, and Airplane add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of integrated transport and the reshaping of Britain's passenger railway in the mid-2020s within the specific setting of the recorded location. The photograph keeps part of the area's social history within the wider story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,M90,flags,British,GB,store,history,at,the,Best of British,outlet,gift,gifts,souvenir,last,minute,Routemaster,bus,telephone box,red,royal family,Harry Potter,merchandise,English,tea,Scottish,whisky
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK27X1 - . Made at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX in 2023, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. At the centre of the view is Union Jack flags at the Best of British outlet shop - at Manchester international airport, North West England, UK, M90 1QX. Other connected aspects include specialist shop, changing streetscape, local history, contemporary social history, changing land use, commercial frontage, local enterprise, regional identity, documentary photography, place identity, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, shopfront economy, and archival record. Current relevance extends to footfall and consumer spending, particularly through the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets. Small period details of period objects and surrounding context at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX may become more significant with time, particularly following changed technology. The surrounding story also includes small business, historical comparison, high-street commerce, everyday life, street-level business, independent retail, visual archive, and retail property. Details involving British, outlet, international, flags, and Manchester make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate footfall and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the real-world context of Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX. The image also provides a reference for independent business and how commercial property costs affect small retailers within the specific setting of Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX. The frame retains details of everyday use before later change alters the scene.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,M90,recyclable,fresh,real,at an,outlet,cafe,in,Manchester,International,Airport,England,sandwich,shop,franchise,chain,profit,loss,at,issue,incident,fast,casual
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK2804 - Pret A Manger /ˈprɛt ə ˈmɒ̃ʒeɪ/ (prêt à manger is French for ready to eat) is an international sandwich shop franchise chain based in the United Kingdom, popularly referred to as Pret, founded in 1983. As of December 2022, Pret had 434 shops in the UK, including 273 in London, plus three Veggie Prets, which focus exclusively on vegetarian and vegan options. It also has shops in France, the US, Hong Kong and several other countries. Around 90% of all Pret shops worldwide donate their unsold fresh food to local charities, giving more than 16,000 sandwiches, wraps, salads and baguettes every day to homeless shelters and charities.
Two university friends, Sinclair Beecham and Julian Metcalfe, purchased the original Pret after bancrupcy.
In 1995, Metcalfe and Beecham set up The Pret Foundation, to help alleviate poverty in the UK. The Pret Foundation received donations from collection boxes in shops, funding a fleet of electric vans that deliver unsold food to homeless shelters at the end of each day, including FareShare, The Felix Project and City Harvest. The Pret Foundation has awarded over £7 million to over 100 charities across the UK, tackling homelessness, hunger and poverty.
The first shop outside London was opened on Broad Street, New York, in 2000, and by 2016, there were 74 Pret shops across the United States. In 2001, McDonald's bought a 33% non-controlling stake in the company, which they sold in 2008 to the private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital.
Pret a Manger Staff Union
In response to labour issues within the company, the Pret a Manger Staff Union was established in 2012 as an independent union with its principal demand being made around calls for a Living Wage. Andrej Stopa, the founder of the union, was later sacked from his Pret branch.
Failure to list ingredients on packaging
In late 2015, a 17-year-old girl collapsed and needed emergency medical care after a life-threatening reaction to sesame, which was present in a Pret product
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,M90,ad,advert,advertisement,promoting,vehicle,rent,rental,promotion,stealing,great,deals,deal,channelling,hanging,car,suspend,campaign,life-sized,replica,of a,Mercedes Benz,creative agency,Jung von Matt,SPREE
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK282M - Sixt has installed a life-sized replica of a Mercedes Benz and 4 3D puppets as part of a new marketing campaign in Manchester.
The Mission Impossible-influenced installation targets the 11m passengers who go through Terminal One every year, with the tagline: It's a deal. It's a steal.
Spanning 42 metres and almost 5 metres high, the permanent advertising display took 5 nights to hang from the airport's rotunda.
The car itself is a 162kg aluminium replica, with 3D printed wheels.
Per Vögerl, Managing Director of SIXT UK: We chose Manchester for our latest permanent installation because it's a vibrant and cosmopolitan city.
At SIXT we stand for creative and exceptional airport advertising. We try to stick in people's minds by advertising at extraordinary locations at airports, said Per Vögerl, Managing Director of SIXT UK.
We chose Manchester for our latest permanent installation because it's a vibrant and cosmopolitan city which is full of cultural, social and economic potential.
The idea for the display came from its lead creative agency Jung von Matt/SPREE.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,M90,ad,advert,advertisement,promoting,vehicle,rent,rental,promotion,stealing,great,deals,deal,channelling,hanging,car,suspend,campaign,life-sized,replica,of a,Mercedes Benz,creative agency,Jung von Matt,SPREE
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK2879 - Sixt has installed a life-sized replica of a Mercedes Benz and 4 3D puppets as part of a new marketing campaign in Manchester.
The Mission Impossible-influenced installation targets the 11m passengers who go through Terminal One every year, with the tagline: It's a deal. It's a steal.
Spanning 42 metres and almost 5 metres high, the permanent advertising display took 5 nights to hang from the airport's rotunda.
The car itself is a 162kg aluminium replica, with 3D printed wheels.
Per Vögerl, Managing Director of SIXT UK: We chose Manchester for our latest permanent installation because it's a vibrant and cosmopolitan city.
At SIXT we stand for creative and exceptional airport advertising. We try to stick in people's minds by advertising at extraordinary locations at airports, said Per Vögerl, Managing Director of SIXT UK.
We chose Manchester for our latest permanent installation because it's a vibrant and cosmopolitan city which is full of cultural, social and economic potential.
The idea for the display came from its lead creative agency Jung von Matt/SPREE.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,M90,cancellation,cancellations delay,problem,issue,ICT,airlines,airline,LH941,flight,to,destination,at,23,IT,staralliance,Hesse,departure,exit,disruption,delays,group,cancellations,cancelled,Jet fuel shortage,Iran war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK28BC - . Photographed at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX in 2023, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The frame specifically shows Lufthansa Star Alliance airline - LH941 flight to Frankfurt, Please wait at Gate 23. The broader subject matter reaches into historical comparison, period detail, visual archive, community identity, street-level business, social history, local enterprise, small business, bricks-and-mortar retail, changing land use, shopfront economy, local character, local history, and specialist retailer. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into commercial rents and business rates, not least because of how shopfronts become short-lived records of changing businesses. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX, details that may look very different after conservation work. The surrounding story also includes customer footfall, high-street commerce, archival record, specialist shop, town-centre trading, changing streetscape, independent retail, and before-and-after reference. Details involving Alliance, Lufthansa, Please, Frankfurt, and LH941 make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. For Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is commercial rents and the contribution of independents to distinctive high streets as part of the longer story of Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX. The scene further reflects online shopping and the resilience of specialist shops in an online retail economy when considered against later change at Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX. The scene captures a trace of local identity for later comparison.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,air,airport,Manchester international airport,North West England,UK,M90 1QX,M90,214,British,cheap,flight,no-frills,carrier,profit,low-cost,airline,group,Easygroup,travel,EasyJet Europe,Stephen Hester,Johan Lundgren,airplane,accident,incident,travel insurance,claim,castlelake,takeover
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK28EP - An easyJet Airbus A320 passenger aircraft stands on a wet airport apron beside a terminal building, with boarding stairs, baggage equipment, service vehicles and ground-handling machinery positioned around the airliner. The company's distinctive orange-and-white branding is prominent across the fuselage, engine and upright tail fin. Tall airport floodlights and a softly coloured pink and grey winter sky form the background of this busy operational aviation scene.
The photograph became particularly topical in July 2026 after the board of easyJet indicated that it was minded to recommend the financial terms of a possible £5.7 billion cash takeover proposal from Apollo Global Management. The US private equity firm's proposed £7.15-per-share offer exceeded a rival £6.90-per-share approach from Castlelake, creating a bidding contest for one of Britain's best-known low-cost airlines.
The easyJet board described Apollo's proposal as offering a superior cash value and an attractive combination of shareholder value, strategic alignment and long-term stewardship. However, the announcement concerned a possible offer rather than a completed acquisition or unconditional agreement. Apollo remained subject to due diligence, definitive transaction documentation, regulatory considerations and the requirements of the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
The prospective takeover also attracted attention because of European Union rules governing the ownership and effective control of airlines operating within the European aviation market. The image illustrates commercial aviation, corporate consolidation, foreign private equity investment, airport employment, international tourism and the changing ownership landscape affecting major British travel businesses.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Ringway,international,terminal,one,1,airport,packages,holiday,you,Jet2holidays,4070E1,B738,Jet2.com,operator,cheap,flights,route,routes,British,tour,all inclusive,ATOL,licenses,licence,Dart Group,PLC,ABTA,protected,airline,M90,airplane,accident,incident,shortage,risk,cancellations,Iran war
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK28M5 - A Jet2holidays aircraft is pictured at Manchester Airport, Ringway, with the airport control tower rising behind it on the apron in daylight. The image works well as an editorial illustration of UK and EU aviation fuel supply risk, rising jet fuel prices and the possibility of higher air fares if Middle East conflict continues to disrupt oil and refined-product markets. It is especially relevant to coverage of the continuing conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel, and the wider threat to tanker traffic and petroleum flows through the Strait of Hormuz. The International Energy Agency said in April 2026 that attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East and restrictions to tanker movements through Hormuz had led to the largest oil supply disruption in history, tightening product markets and pushing prices sharply higher. IATA's Jet Fuel Price Monitor says the global average jet fuel price rose to 181.22 US dollars per barrel last week, while IATA also notes that fuel is one of the largest airline operating costs, commonly accounting for around 25 to 30 per cent of total operating expenses. That makes the photograph commercially useful for stories about aviation energy security, airline resilience, fuel hedging, higher holiday prices, package holidays, flight disruption risk, possible route cuts and the vulnerability of European leisure travel to external energy shocks. Jet2.com says it is the UK's third largest airline, adding extra relevance for mainstream consumer travel coverage. Care is needed not to imply that this specific aircraft was delayed, cancelled or affected by a local shortage, because the image simply shows a normal airport operating scene. Even so, it is a strong documentary image of the environment in which global energy-market pressure can feed through into airline economics, summer ticket prices, airport operations and the wider travel industry.
Manchester, England, UK, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,holiday,flight,apron,aircraft,at,Ringway,airport,International,refueling,at gate,gate,loading,boarding,Friendly Low Fares,travel,transportation,white,base,bases,jet,jets,ATOL,ABTA,sunny,spring,summer,stairs,load,catering,ground crew,crew,ground,stand,parked,container,containers,luggage,WHICH,top rated
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJPW - . An identifiable period record of Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX in 2018, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The principal subject is Jet2 Aircraft at Manchester Airport, WHICH top rated package holiday provider. The broader subject matter reaches into social history, community identity, local history, contemporary social history, passenger transport, roadside transit, roadside stop, period detail, local bus network, archival record, visual archive, historical comparison, changing streetscape, and public realm. The modern context includes continuing discussion of decarbonisation, reliability and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare. As a dated visual record of Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX, the frame retains lettering, decoration and surface detail, making it especially useful if different community use subsequently changes the scene. The subject also sits alongside bus route infrastructure, regional identity, local mobility, street-side transport, bus infrastructure, before-and-after reference, everyday life, and surface public transport. The combination of package, Aircraft, Airport, provider, and WHICH anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is decarbonisation and the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres without losing the local specificity of Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX. The scene further reflects rural transport and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare in a form that can be compared with future views of Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX.
Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,free,for,airport,flight,dropoff,drop-off,taxi,friends,tariff,Manchester International Airport,Ringway,unnecessary,costs,Dropoff Zone,Drop,off,Drop Off,Drop-off,parking,high,extortionate,tax,fly,flyers,travellers,free drop off,expensive,load,loading,unloading,20 minutes,inside,multistory,new charge,introduced,UK,England
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJPX - . Made at the recorded location in 2018, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The photograph centres on Manchester International Airport Dropoff Zone. A broader reading of the photograph includes changing streetscape, changing land use, cityscape history, historic townscape, architectural detail, contemporary social history, everyday life, local history, heritage asset, period detail, architectural character, heritage landmark, regional identity, and period building. Current relevance extends to tourism and maintenance, particularly through keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes local character, visual archive, adaptive reuse, before-and-after reference, archival record, period architecture, conservation architecture, and historic streetscape. Details involving Airport, Manchester, International, and Dropoff make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The strongest archival anchor in this row is the subject itself, Manchester International Airport Dropoff Zone
image MGMJPX records it at a defined point for future comparison and research. The scene further reflects tourism and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the real-world context of the recorded location. Its period value extends to redevelopment pressure and how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change within the specific setting of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,holiday,flight,apron,aircraft,at,Ringway,airport,International,refueling,at gate,gate,loading,boarding,Friendly Low Fares,travel,transportation,white,base,bases,jet,jets,ATOL,ABTA,sunny,spring,summer,stairs,load,catering,ground crew,crew,ground,stand,parked,container,containers,luggage,travel industry,jet fuel shortages
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJPY - . An on-location photograph from Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX in 2018, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records Jet2 Aircraft at Manchester Airport. The frame also records themes of community identity, bus infrastructure, archival record, bus route infrastructure, social history, everyday life, visual archive, local history, documentary photography, historical comparison, local mobility, period detail, surface public transport, and public realm. For current editorial use, reliability and accessibility provide additional context, especially through the importance of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and public transport. Future viewers can use this scene from Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after new construction. The wider setting retains connections with street-side transport, local character, roadside stop, place identity, changing streetscape, changing land use, regional identity, and passenger transport. Details involving Manchester, Airport, and Aircraft make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The period setting at Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is reliability and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare in a form that can be compared with future views of Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX. The scene further reflects passenger information and how local bus services affect access to work, education and healthcare within the real-world context of Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX.
Manchester Airport, Manchester, England, M90 1QX
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Keywords: take,off,aircraft,airplane,Ringway,Manchester Airport,Airport,propeller,air,craft,Bombardier,Dash 8,Dash8,apron,ready,for,take.off,takeoff,GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,Tony,Smith,UK,GB,Great,Britain,United,Kingdom,English,British,England,with,issue with,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Images of,Stock Images,Tony Smith,United Kingdom,Great Britain,British Isles
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEW1T9 - Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC) is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England, 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km
8.6 mi) south west of Manchester city centre. In 2015, it was the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers. The airport comprises three terminals, a goods terminal and is the only British airport other than London's Heathrow Airport to operate two runways over 3,280 yd (2,999 m) in length. Manchester Airport has flights to around 225 destinations, and the airport covers an area of 560 hectares (1,400 acres).
Officially opened on 25 June 1938, it was initially known as Ringway Airport. In the Second World War, as RAF Ringway, it was a base for the Royal Air Force. The airport is owned and managed by the Manchester Airports Group (MAG), a holding company owned by the Australian finance house IFM Investors and the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, with Manchester City Council owning the largest stake.
Ringway, after which the airport was named, is a village with a few buildings and church at the southern edge of the airport. The airport handled 23.1 million passengers in 2015, a record high and has capacity for up to 50 million passengers annually. This potential figure is limited by the airport's restriction to 61 aircraft movements per hour.[9] Future developments include the £800 million Manchester Airport City logistics, manufacturing, office and hotel space next to the airport and transport improvements such as the SEMMMS relief road and a High Speed 2 station.
Ringway Airport, Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: Manchester,sexy,lancs,erotic,lancashire,city,gmex,central,exhibition,centre,tat2,tattoo,convention,piercing,artists,north,west,lady,woman,girl,arm,blond,hair,shiny,trousers,ink,skin,bodyart,body,art,needle,erotica,sepia,b/w,black,white,selective,color,colores,colour,airport,ringway,international,trendy,fashion,student,uni,university,umist,tatttood,tattooed,girlies,vixen,industrial,babe,tatoo,cool,person,people,portrait,image,selctive,Tatuada,tatto,tats,interesting,persons,persona,interesante,tatouage,arty,retro,sensual,hotpicks,racy
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4430725344 - '....For a new tattoo of course!
One of the lovely people and enthusiasts I met at the 9th Manchester International Tattoo convention festival 6th March 2010. Some people might give their right arm to be a size 0 (zero) with kill for tats and lond blond hair.
The quality of the tats was the key here and I will dig out plenty more to upload.
This Manchester, England, UK exhibition is usually held in March and is now at Manchester Central, formally GMEX (the greater Manchester Exhibition Centre).
More tats and piercings www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4393545884/
Have a look at some of my other tattoo images on Flickr - w=33062170@N08\'>www.flickr.com/search/?q=Tattoo&
w=33062170@N08 .
Keep in touch, add me as a contact www.flickr.com/relationship.gne?id=33062170@N08
(c) Hotpix / HotpixUK Tony Smith - Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC 07092182899',
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Keywords: Manchester,MAN,Ringway,International,Airport,Monarch,Airways,jet,aircraft,grey,clouds,cloud,rain,rainy,day,runway,run,way,365-028,G-OZBP,Airbus,A321-231,CN1433,taxi-ing,taxi,365days,www.thewdcc.org.uk,thewdcc.org.uk,wdcc.org.uk,Warrington,society,District,Camera,club,photographic,photography,SLR,DSLR,group,GYCA,Bellhouse,bellhouse Club,HDR,high dynamic range,city,hotpix!
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3782042835 - 'An airbus taxi-ing in at Manchester Airport on a day of mainly showers. I was lucky to take this before the heavens opened yet again.
(c) Hotpix Tony Smith - Warrington Hotpix.freeserve.co.uk WDCC',
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY947 - Monarch Aircraft taxi-ing into Manchester terminal 2 , Lancashire, UK
Manchester Airport, is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England. In 2012 it was third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers, and the 21st busiest airport in Europe.
Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN, ICAO: EGCC), is an international airport in Ringway, Manchester, England. In 2012 it was third busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger numbers, and the 21st busiest airport in Europe.
Manchester Airport is the largest outside the London region with over double the passengers of its nearest non-London rival, Edinburgh Airport. A Category 10 airport, Manchester Airport provides flights to over 200 destinations “ more than any other airport in the United Kingdom.
The airport comprises three terminals, a goods terminal and is the only British airport other than London Heathrow to operate two runways over 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in length. The airport covers an area of 6 square kilometres (1,500 acres).
Ringway , Manchester Airport , Manchester, Lancashire, UK M90 1QX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MGMJR4 - Passengers unload suitcases and other luggage from cars in a covered airport departures drop-off zone in the United Kingdom. Several vehicles stand beside the terminal kerb with their boots open as travellers prepare for flights, while a large overhead sign directs motorists towards Departures A drop off zone . Green road markings, directional arrows and controlled traffic lanes identify the area as a dedicated short-stay passenger unloading point close to the airport terminal.
The image has strong editorial relevance following July 2026 research showing a sharp rise in charges for dropping passengers near terminals at the United Kingdom's busiest airports. Analysis by the RAC found that 16 of the 20 airports examined had increased their so-called kiss-and-fly fees since the previous summer. The average charge rose by £1.70 to approximately £7, representing an increase of about one third.
Gatwick and Stansted charged £10 for their closest terminal drop-off facilities, while Edinburgh and Bristol charged £8.50. London City had introduced an £8 charge for five minutes, making it particularly expensive when calculated by the minute. By contrast, many leading airports elsewhere in Europe continued to provide a short free terminal drop-off period.
Airport operators argue that forecourt charges help manage congestion, encourage public transport use and reduce vehicle emissions around terminals. Critics regard them as another unavoidable travel expense, particularly for families carrying heavy luggage and people who need assistance. Although airports generally provide free alternatives in more distant car parks, these can require passengers to use a shuttle bus or walk further.
The photograph can illustrate airport fees, rising holiday costs, passenger access, parking revenue, consumer affairs, family travel budgets, transport affordability and the growing cost of beginning an overseas journey before reaching the check-in desk.
Manchester Airport, England
