Russia has sanctioned a number of Manchester MPs and hundreds of others across the country for “whipping up of Russophobic hysteria”.
08.04.2022 - 14:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The joint biggest shareholder in Manchester Airports Group has finally spoken out amid the chaos plaguing passengers and staff shortages. Between them, Greater Manchester's town halls have a 64.5 per cent stake in MAG, which owns and operates the airport as well as Stansted in London and East Midlands airport.
Manchester City Council has a 35.5 per cent stake, as does IFM Investors, an Australian investment fund. The nine other councils hold the remaining shares, 29 per cent, but the council and IFM are together the largest shareholders.
In a statement to the Manchester Evening News - after days of passenger frustration over long queues, security gate chaos and post-flight baggage delays - IFM said it sincerely regretted the impact delays were having on holidaymakers. There was no apology, but IFM revealed it was working with the MAG senior management team to 'resolve the issues', citing labour shortages.
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An IFM spokesperson told the M.E.N.: "We sincerely regret the impact these delays are having on passengers and customers. We are supporting the MAG management team as they work to resolve the issues as quickly as they can, understanding the significant impact that labour shortages are having on the aviation and other industries at this time."
The statement comes on the day the chief executive of Manchester Airports Group, Charlie Cornish, wrote an open letter to passengers in which he apologised and warned holidaymakers could face peak-time queues of up to 90 minutes until the summer.
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