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Manchester Airport scoops top award

Manchester Airport scoops top award Manchester Airport has been honoured by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe with the coveted Best Airport Award for 2008.

At the glittering ceremony in Paris, staged earlier in the week, the airport tasted success in the ten-to-25 million passenger category for Europe.

The judging panel was reportedly impressed by the "simple, innovative approach to attracting airlines" demonstrated at Manchester Airport.

Equally, the fact that the airport aims to be completely carbon neutral by 2015 proved impressive to the ACI judges.

A strong community relations programme and commitment to sponsor various arts events finally gave the green light for Manchester to take the award.

Andrew Cornish, Manchester Airport managing director, commented: "We firmly believe that our approach is the right way to run an airport of the future and we're delighted that the efforts of everyone here at Manchester Airport have been recognised in this award."

The award coincides with yesterday's 70th anniversary for Manchester Airport which presently hosts 22 million passengers each year.

A series of events will be held to celebrate the anniversary alongside an expansion programme to the infrastructure at the airport complex.

Around £10 million has recently been invested in a brand-new security system to come in line with new requirements, along with £2.2 million on X-ray technologies.

The ACI acts as the "voice of the world's airports" and boasts in excess of 580 members that cumulatively operate 1,647 airports around the world.


Airport News posted on 26 June 2008

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