40 photos show Manchester Airport's incredible transformation between 1950s and 1990s
If you're planning a holiday abroad this summer, there's a good chance you'll be flying from Manchester Airport.
We're fortunate to have a major international airport right on our doorstep, just around eight miles south of the city - but the airport had a much humbler beginning., it opened in 1938 to serve growing demand for air travel and was an important training post for pilots and parachutists during the war.Following the end of the war, Ringway was eventually handed back for civilian use and a main terminal was built.
Fast-forward to 1952, it began 24-hour operations when it was handling 163,000 passengers a year, later changing its name to Manchester Airport in 1954.For beautiful, historic images from the past have a look atA second runway opened in 2001 – and Manchester is now Britain's third busiest airport after London's Heathrow and Gatwick.has delved into the archives to see how the airport changed in just the space of 50-years.
These fantastic images show everything from the iconic planes that used the airport to the staff, crew and passengers that have passed through over the years. The gallery of photos date chronologically starting with the airport in the 1950s going through to the 1990s.
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