Airport unveils plans to revamp Terminal 3

Manchester Airport has unveiled plans for a multimillion-pound revamp of Terminal 3.

The plans to update the entrance, security hall and the departure lounge include a 500-seat bar, new shops and security equipment.

The Manchester Airport Group launched its transformation programme in 2015 to double the size of Terminal 2 and close Terminal 1 but the airport has now set out its plans to utilise some of the space in Terminal 1 to expand the adjoining Terminal 3.

Manchester Airport managing director Chris Woodroofe said it was "another exciting step" towards enhancing the experience of passengers.

Initial work has already begun on Terminal 3 with the work due for completion next year.

The airport said that Terminal 1 as it currently exists would close but that parts of the building would be retained to give Terminal 3 a bigger footprint.

"Moving to a two-terminal airport is giving us a great opportunity to use some of the existing Terminal 1 space to increase the footprint of Terminal 3," said Mr Woodroofe.

"We're doing that as well as making some all-round improvements to Terminal 3 so passengers will enjoy new security technology, more space, more seats, new retail and food and drink, and more."

The key part of the airport's decade-long £1.3bn transformation programme is the brand new Terminal 2.

The first phase of the project saw an extension added to the existing Terminal 2 building which opened in 2021.

The airport said it had now served more than 30m passengers and won the Unesco-backed Prix Versailles award for architecture and design.

The second phase of the work, due to be completed later this year, would include a revamp of the existing part of the building with the addition of more than 20 new retailers, bars and restaurants.

Once complete, the airport said the new terminal was set to become the "beating heart" of the airport, with more than 70% of all passengers eventually using it.

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