Manchester airport eyes rivals

Manchester airport eyes rivals - 1998 - Observer 22 November 1998, B1&B5 (3) .

Manchester Airport is intending to buy or create alliances with airports in Newcastle, Liverpool and Leeds in an attempt to create a `northern system` of air services. The airport has already put in a bid to buy Humberside Airport and is hoping to overtake Gatwick as the UK`s second largest airport. Graphs.


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