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Sneak peak inside Manchester Airport’s brand new terminal following £1.3bn transformation

It's been 10 years in the making.

Emily Sergeant - 6th February 2025

Manchester Airport has released video giving passengers a taste of what Terminal 2 will look like when it fully opens later this year.

You may already know that the first phase of the airport’s £1.3 billion transformation programme being carried out over 10 years was finished back in 2021, when an extension that doubled the size of Terminal 2 opened to the public.

But now we’ve been given a glimpse into what the full finished product will look like.

The first phase of the programme has already received the prestigious UNESCO-backed Prix Versailles award for architecture and design, so the transformation is already off to a flying start.

CGIs of what Terminal 2 will look like once it’s fully open later this year / Credit: MAG

A new duty free will also be added to Manchester Airport Terminal 2 along with the new food and drink offerings. Credit: MAG — CGIs of what Terminal 2 will look like once it’s fully open later this year / Credit: MAG

Since the completion of phase one, lots has been happening – including ongoing work to revamp the original part of the building, and create more space for seating, security, shops, restaurants, and check-in along the way.

Crucially last year, Manchester Airport announced the names of more than 20 new shops, cafes, restaurants, and bars that will be opening in the new part of the terminal later this year.

Now though, the airport has shared a fly-through video showing what passengers will experience when they use the new terminal.

The video augments CGIs of parts of the terminal that are under construction with the parts that have been finished to show the full experience.

“It’s so exciting for us to finally be able to share this video our passengers, so they can get a preview of what they’ll be able to experience here later on this year,” commented Manchester Airport’s Managing Director, Chris Woodroofe, as the video was released this week.

“Our transformation programme has been 10 years and £1.3bn in the making, but now we’re in the final stages of finishing everything off to open it to the public later this year.”

Take a look at our brand-new terminal experience✈️

This fly-through video gives passengers a taste of what they will experience in our new T2. From arriving in our new check-in hall and going through security, to walking through the new section of our departure lounge.

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— Manchester Airport (@manairport) February 4, 2025

Mr Woodroofe says there’s a “huge amount of work going on” all over the airport, but this video shows that it will “all be worth it” in the end.

He also added that the transformation isn’t just limited to Terminal 2 either, as work is also being done to modernise the airfield, building a new road to improve access to the new terminal, and improvements to Terminal 3 are also on the horizon – with announcements on this expected to be coming soon.

More than 35 million passengers have already used the Terminal 2 extension, but millions more will fly in and out when it fully opens later this year.

Featured Image – MAG