Manchester reveals top long-haul routes

Orlando, New York and Dubai were the three most popular long-haul routes from Manchester Airport last year.

Cancun and Islamabad completed the top five, while the top 10 included Las Vegas, Barbados, Toronto, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi.

Altogether, the airport handled 27.8 million passengers in the last financial year, half-a-million of whom flew to Orlando.

Manchester Airport’s catcment area of 22 million people spans north to Scotland, south to the Midlands, west to Merseyside and Wales, and east to Yorkshire and covers several counties.

The top five destinations by area were:

Greater Manchester

• Dubai – Emirates
• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI and Virgin Atlantic
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Islamabad – PIA
• Abu Dhabi – Etihad Airways

Merseyside

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI and Virgin Atlantic
• Dubai – Emirates
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Las Vegas – Thomas Cook Airlines and Virgin Atlantic
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI

Cheshire

• Dubai – Emirates
• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Vancouver – Air Transat
• Toronto – Air Canada Rouge and Air Transat

Lancashire

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• Dubai – Emirates
• Abu Dhabi – Etihad Airways
• Islamabad – PIA
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI

Cumbria

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• Dubai – Emirates
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Cancun -Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Atlanta – Virgin Atlantic

Yorkshire

• Islamabad – PIA
• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Dubai – Emirates
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI

Staffordshire

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Toronto – Air Canada Rouge and Air Transat
• Dubai – Emirates
• Punta Cana – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI

Lincolnshire

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Dubai – Emirates
• Las Vegas – Thomas Cook Airlines and Virgin Atlantic

Scotland

• Orlando operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines
• Punta Cana operated by Thomas Cook Airlines
• Cancun operated by Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Houston operated by Singapore Airlines
• New York operated by Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Jet2

Northern Ireland

• Orlando operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines
• Punta Cana operated by Thomas Cook Airlines
• Cancun operated by Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• New York operated by Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Jet2
• Barbados operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines

North East

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Las Vegas – Thomas Cook Airlines and Virgin Atlantic
• Barbados – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• Islamabad – PIA

Wales

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• Las Vegas – Thomas Cook Airlines and Virgin Atlantic
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Dubai – Emirates

West Midlands

• Orlando operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines
• New York operated by Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines and Jet2
• Las Vegas operated by Virgin Atlantic and Thomas Cook Airlines
• Cancun operated by Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Barbados operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines

East Midlands

• Orlando – Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI, Virgin Atlantic
• New York – Thomas Cook Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Jet2
• Cancun – Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
• Las Vegas – Thomas Cook Airlines and Virgin Atlantic
• Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific