Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A19316: British Island Airways (BIA) Handley Page Dart Herald H.P.R.7 401 (r/n G-BEYF) on the ground at Terminal 1, Manchester (Ringway) Airport, England (UK); circa ...

A tiny ancient parish once populated by just over 100 people is now home to one of the country's biggest international airports. In the little known village of Ringway, which has castle ruins that ...

80 years ago Mancunians ushered in a new age of air travel with a purpose-built airport to the south of the city at Ringway. Situated to the south of the city, 8,000 passengers took to the skies in ...

Manchester Airport has hosted countless famous people over its 80 years - not least a steady stream of royalty, actors, musicians and footballers. But surely among the most historic was Yuri Gagarin, ...

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