Manchester Airport is celebrating its 75th birthday with a free fun-filled party on Saturday, September 14 – and you are all invited. From 12 noon until 6pm there’s an action-packed list of events at the Runway Visitor Park including:
- Fun filled family day of action-packed aviation activity
- Air displays and fly pasts from vintage aircraft including the Lancaster Bomber
- Parachute display from The Ravens Skydive Team
- 1930s fancy dress competition
- Refuel with two tasty food outlets
- Children’s bouncy castle – separate charge applies
Visitors are encouraged to go along in appropriate 1930s dress. Entry to the event is free, if arriving by foot or bus, or a full day’s car parking costs just £10.00 per car.
On Saturday, June 25th 1938, the airport was officially opened by an air display from the Royal Air Force by the command of Sir Kingsley Wood, his Majesty’s Secretary of State for Air. Operations began two days later and in the first 14 months, the airport handled 7,600 passengers, which is the equivalent of several hours work during the summer today.
Andrew Cowan, Chief Operating Officer for MAG, owners of Manchester Airport, said: “This year has been a significant milestone in our history as we reached our 75th anniversary. It’s even more significant for us this year as we’ve completed a transformational increase in the size of the company having added London Stansted to our group of airports.
“This summer, Manchester has surpassed 20 million passengers again and we are the third largest airport in the UK, and we will begin to build our Airport City development this year, further cementing Manchester’s reputation as a European business destination. We’ve achieved much in our opening 75 years of existence and we’re well placed for an even brighter future.”
For full information, see www.runwayvisitorpark.co.uk
