Thousands of sports fans will heading across the globe for the Olympics, the Euros, Formula One and more
Manchester Airport is gearing up for a bumper summer season as thousands of people will jet off to destinations across the world for major sporting events. It’s not just holidaymakers who will be passing through the travel hub, as sports fans will be heading to destinations including Germany, which will be hosting Euro 2024 this summer and Paris, France, where the 2024 Olympics will take place.
Read on to discover the key sporting events taking place this summer, and how to get there from Manchester Airport. Scotland play in the opening game of the tournament on 14 June against hosts Germany in Munich before playing Switzerland in Cologne on 19 June and Hungary in Stuttgart – which is the destination for a newly launched route from Manchester with Eurowings – on 23 June.
Tennis Three of tennis’ four Grand Slam events take place over the summer months, and all of them can be reached with a direct flight from Manchester Airport. The French Open starts on 20 May at Roland Garros and runs until 9 June. Manchester’s great connectivity with Paris will make it easy to see stars like Novak Djovovic, Naomi Osaka and Brit Cameron Norrie.
Those travelling to support the Gypsy King can travel directly to Saudi Arabia on Saudia’s flight from Manchester to Jeddah, with good onward transport links to the country’s capital. For MMA fans, Irish superstar Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon at UFC 303 is the talk of the town. After three years away, he takes on Michael Chandler on June 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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