{"id":4682,"date":"2019-04-01T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/?p=4682"},"modified":"2019-05-14T11:21:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T11:21:00","slug":"tui-airways-celebrates-grand-opening-of-manchester-airports-pier-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/tui-airways-celebrates-grand-opening-of-manchester-airports-pier-1\/","title":{"rendered":"TUI AIRWAYS CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF MANCHESTER AIRPORT&#8217;S PIER 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1 April 2019<\/strong> &#8211; TUI Airways joined the celebration at the grand opening of Manchester Airport\u2019s brand new Pier 1 this morning (Monday 1 April) by proudly operating the first ever flights from the new, \u00a31bn infrastructure, with customers enjoying celebratory refreshments and live entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Also attending the celebrations was TUI Airways crew member Caroline Cox from Bolton. She operated on the first flight out of Terminal 2 to Alicante when it opened back in 1993. Having worked for the company for 33 years, her elder son is now following in her foot steps and is a first officer for the airline<\/p>\n<p>As one of TUI\u2019s largest regional hubs serving 73 destinations, Manchester Airport\u2019s transformation will ensure over 2.7 million TUI customers flying from the North West will have a seamless travel experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dawn Wilson, Managing Director at TUI Airways said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s a real honour to be part of this landmark occasion at Manchester Airport-\u00a0 a major hub for TUI Airways. To operate the first flights from the new Pier 1 is a proud moment, and another first to add to the list of memories and history we have at Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transformation project is improving the overall holiday experience for thousands of our customers which is an ethos we live by; seamless service from the moment you begin your holiday journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to continuing our relationship with Manchester and investing in the region through increased capacity, new routes, and basing new aircraft there, allowing more choice and flexibility for holidaymakers in the North West.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First flights from Pier One\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XG6_4TEaPQ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more information and media content click <a href=\"https:\/\/mediacentre.manchesterairport.co.uk\/take-off-for-first-phase-of-manchester-airports-1bn-transformation-programme\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 April 2019 &#8211; TUI Airways joined the celebration at the grand opening of Manchester Airport\u2019s brand new Pier 1 this morning (Monday 1 April) by proudly operating the first ever flights from the new, \u00a31bn infrastructure, with customers enjoying celebratory refreshments and live entertainment. 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