Passengers fork out hundreds for taxis and hire cars after flight to Manchester Airport diverted to Gatwick

A man arrested at Manchester Airport was due to appear in court today after a major international police investigation into people smuggling. Kaiwan Poore, a 37-year-old Iranian-born UK national, was detained by police at the airport on Wednesday ahead of a flight to Turkey, the National Crime Agency said.

Travellers have been left angered after a video showed the 'disgusting' state of a smoking area at Manchester Airport. Empty cups, overflowing bins and hundreds of cigarette ends were captured on camera in the outdoor zone in Terminal One departures.

Holidaymakers are being warned to leave extra time for the drive to Manchester airport for late night or early morning flights due to work about to begin on the M56. The work is due to begin on Thursday July 14 and end on Friday August 5, and will see one busy section of the M56 closed.

A restaurant that closed for two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic has officially reopened its doors today at Manchester Airport. Trattoria Milano, an Italian eatery in Terminal 3 of the airport has sat empty since the country was first plunged into lockdown and international travel ground to a halt.

Olivia Rodrigo had a surprise for fans at a dive bar in Manchester, U.K., on Sunday night.

In a job where “time is money,” taxi drivers at Manchester Airport have been running the gauntlet this summer. The under-fire flight hub has suffered months of delays, cancellations, and baggage issues, resulting in thousands of angry customers and holidaymakers.

June was a massive month for gigs in Manchester, playing host to city son Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, The Killers and Alisha Keys. And July is shaping up to be a whopper of a month for live music, too.

A mum says people were left "screaming" and in tears when it was revealed two people unauthorised people had boarded their flight back to the UK.

Furious passengers at Manchester Airport say they have been treated like 'cattle' with as huge queues plagued the terminal once again this morning.

A son has been convicted of a brutal double murder of his parents - stabbing them 184 times in a frenzied attack. After killing them at their home in Lancashire, Lee Tipping fled the scene of the crime and later tried to make a getaway from Manchester Airport but lost his nerve.

Manchester Airport is the second best hub in the country, according to number-crunching by a holiday firm. OVO Network used several key indicators to determine which airports were the best. These included the number of passengers, total outbound flight routes, access to accommodation, amentiies like shops and restaurants, parking costs, and access to respective city centres.

A top surgeon has alleged he was the victim of 'racial triaging' at Manchester Airport security when he was asked to queue for the body scanner while a string of white travellers was waved through an archway metal detector.

Cruel airport thieves removed a padlock from a suitcase which had been checked in at Manchester Airport and stole jewellery which was supposed to be a family's surprise 21st birthday present while on holiday in Portugal.

A man has been accused of breaking Covid regulations after returning to Manchester Airport from Finland.

Alan Fettis' new club after leaving Manchester United has been revealed as Middlesbrough.

Travellers flying from Manchester Airport in recent weeks have described the experience as "madness", with hour-long baggage drops followed by two-hour queues for security. A chaotic Jubilee Bank Holiday and half-term also saw queues which extended into car parks, and missing baggage spotted from 1,300 miles away.

Passengers have reported facing long queues at Manchester Airport this morning with one describing the scene at security as a 'shambles'.

Harry Styles had a surprise for someone very special to him, as he performed the first of two huge homecoming gigs in Manchester, U.K. on Wednesday.