Manchester Airport issued an update for families travelling with young children
Manchester Airport confirmed an exciting update for passengers travelling with children. The airport has opened a new play area inside Terminal 1 to keep children entertained as they wait for their flight.
The Little Flyers Zone features slides, interactive games, musical activities, climbing equipment and more. It opened this week in time to be used by children during the October half term.
The area was opened to the public in a special event featuring two of the airport’s Little Flyers mascots – Finn and Casey– who were on hand to meet young travellers. It has been designed for children aged 12 and under and will be relocated when Terminal 1 closes next year.
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The play area is free to use and available on a first-come-first-served basis and all children should be accompanied by an adult. Customer Operations Director, said: “Airports are always exciting places to be – particularly when you’re going on a family holiday. But customers have told us there would love something to keep little ones occupied before they board their flights.
“That’s why we’ve opened the Little Flyers Zone – it will help children aged 12 and younger pass the time before their flight while having fun and getting some exercise.
“It’s great to have been able to launch it with our Little Flyers mascots – they’re a lovely bunch to have around and I know the children have been delighted to meet them.”
Manchester Airport’s transformation programme will be completed in 2025. When it is finished more than 70% of its passengers will use the new Terminal 2. The first half of the new Terminal opened in 2021 and the second is on track to open next year.
Last month the airport announced new shops and food and drink outlets – including a dedicated Chanel beauty outlet, a Lego Store, Pandora, a JD Wetherspoon pub and the Great Northern Market Hall – that will operate in the second phase of Terminal 2.
As part of the project Terminal 1 will close and the number of airlines operating from Terminal 3 will be reduced to make the new terminal the heartbeat of the airport. A number of airlines have already moved from Terminals 1 and 3 and more will move over the coming months.
