Aug 23, 2021, 9:43 am
Last edit by: Prospero
BA at Manchester
MAN airport website for BA info (including security wait times): https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/...itish-airways/
Terminal and check-in desks:
All BA flights depart and arrive at Terminal 3.
Departure:
Fast Track security is available, subject to usual BA rules. It works pretty well most of the time, but do check before you join the fast track lane if it's a single lane to avoid taking longer in fast track than in the normal lanes.
According to the airport, the following retail and food offerings are available in Terminal 3: World Duty Free, KFC, Lion & Antelope, Costa, WHSmith, Boots, The Nook, Kiosco and Pork & Pickle
Lounges:
The Escape Lounge in T3 is available for BA passengers. As with the previous arrangement at T3, we assume Escape will allow access along usual BA eligibility rules (class of travel and / or status), including 2 guests for GGL and Premier cardholders. The lounge is open from 04:00 and closes at 19:45 each day except Saturdays when it will close at 17:30.
Gates:
Flights typically depart from from Gate 142 or 143.
Boarding is generally prioritised by Groups.
Arrivals:
Flights land at Terminal 3. Travelex and WHSmith will be open in Terminal 3 Arrivals.
Flights tend to arrive at Gates 142 or 143, with an airbridge to the terminal. There is a flight of steps down to ground level once in the terminal.
Baggage collection is at Terminal 3
MAN airport website for BA info (including security wait times): https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/...itish-airways/
Terminal and check-in desks:
All BA flights depart and arrive at Terminal 3.
Departure:
Fast Track security is available, subject to usual BA rules. It works pretty well most of the time, but do check before you join the fast track lane if it's a single lane to avoid taking longer in fast track than in the normal lanes.
According to the airport, the following retail and food offerings are available in Terminal 3: World Duty Free, KFC, Lion & Antelope, Costa, WHSmith, Boots, The Nook, Kiosco and Pork & Pickle
Lounges:
The Escape Lounge in T3 is available for BA passengers. As with the previous arrangement at T3, we assume Escape will allow access along usual BA eligibility rules (class of travel and / or status), including 2 guests for GGL and Premier cardholders. The lounge is open from 04:00 and closes at 19:45 each day except Saturdays when it will close at 17:30.
Gates:
Flights typically depart from from Gate 142 or 143.
Boarding is generally prioritised by Groups.
Arrivals:
Flights land at Terminal 3. Travelex and WHSmith will be open in Terminal 3 Arrivals.
Flights tend to arrive at Gates 142 or 143, with an airbridge to the terminal. There is a flight of steps down to ground level once in the terminal.
Baggage collection is at Terminal 3
BA experience at Manchester
May 14, 2024, 2:03 pm
#2341
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,841
O'Leary will be giddy at the prospect of having his own terminal! I wonder if he'll come up with any chargeable add-ons for it? That said, I have no issues with Ryanair, as noted they can be much cheaper than BA, the exit row seats have the most leg room I've ever encountered on an economy flight (and on my last 2, cost a very reasonable 11 each to select), and they are rarely delayed (again, unlike BA). I flew to France and back for 32 before Xmas, to an airport BA doesn't serve so no incentive not to choose LCC.
Also a Ryanair flight to TFS in 2021 marked the end of Covid travel restrictions for us, so it will forever have a place in my heart. 600 for 4 of us, exit rows, 2 bags each, 2/3rds empty plane, in August, we will never see the like again!
Also a Ryanair flight to TFS in 2021 marked the end of Covid travel restrictions for us, so it will forever have a place in my heart. 600 for 4 of us, exit rows, 2 bags each, 2/3rds empty plane, in August, we will never see the like again!
MAN-GOT Mon 27th May....only 313.51!
Go on the 30th May and 12.99. That's cheaper than last time I got a taxi from the station to Hale about 3 miles away
One future flight I'm looking at from VIE-MAN, economy, similar arrival times:
FR 14:40 - 16:10 priority and 2 cabin bags, exit row seat, 20kg check-in bag €78.48 / 68 (or around 18 if I want a small bag and the risk of a middle seat for 2hrs+)
BA 11:15 - 16:05 economy plus €404 / 347
Even with MAN's failings, I could tolerate things like that. Nearly always travel HBO into MAN anyway so no waiting 15-30 mins for bags (and can avoid a bus / tube/ HEX ride + security again at LHR). Last time I waited for a bag after a MAN-LHR flight, the bags took longer than the flight and half the return
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I normally walk outside from the station to T3 if the weather is good. Saves a few minutes especially as most lifts in T1 are being hand cranked I suspect
The walkways between T2 and the station. No idea exactly what they're doing, but they seem to be doing something travelator wise from what I've seen when the doors are open. At present rate, the first one should be constructed sometime next century.
Don't really see the point in stepping one, stepping off, stepping on another etc.
Nice 5-10 min walk.
Last edited by xenole; May 14, 2024 at 2:27 pm
May 14, 2024, 2:27 pm
#2342
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Sheffield
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 421
My previous experience at Manchester was the screens displaying final call when boarding hadnt even commenced. Today was a different calamity. The screens in the lounge and airport said Go to Gate. They still said that when I arrived at Gate 143 only to be startled to find everyone had boarded past the gate at 820am. I advised the gate agent who apologised and hurriedly went on her PC to change the displays (Im presuming to skip boarding and straight to final call).
I pointed out what the screens were saying and the reply was "It's a silent airport - although we did make several announcements".
I mentioned we were in the lounge checking the screens, if they'd said boarding, we'd have been there sooner. There was no apology.
May 14, 2024, 3:02 pm
#2343
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,841
Some issues with the screens are the airport's IT rather than the agent. They can change it to "boarding or end boarding" but it doesn't always change even though they change it multiple times.
I've said before that in T2 at least, the airport doesn't like agents doing final calls or name calls (well, local gate area only is fine, but not across the terminal)
They do the final calls at whatever pre-selected point (which often isn't in tune with the airline) and the agent can ring up TV for them to do name calls, but that's airline dependent. Most will do it, Ryanair no.
Boarding generally means "we want everyone at the gate so we're not looing for stragglers later and delaying boarding closure"
(Sometimes an agent may ring the passenger if a contact number is in their booking. Qatar definitely do that, especially if it's a business class passenger)
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I've said before that in T2 at least, the airport doesn't like agents doing final calls or name calls (well, local gate area only is fine, but not across the terminal)
They do the final calls at whatever pre-selected point (which often isn't in tune with the airline) and the agent can ring up TV for them to do name calls, but that's airline dependent. Most will do it, Ryanair no.
Boarding generally means "we want everyone at the gate so we're not looing for stragglers later and delaying boarding closure"
(Sometimes an agent may ring the passenger if a contact number is in their booking. Qatar definitely do that, especially if it's a business class passenger)
.
May 14, 2024, 10:01 pm
#2344
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London, Babylon-on-Thames
Programs: BAEC Blue (back to Earth)
Posts: 1,530
Yes we had that experience last time we flew from MAN, except the gate agent was rather sarcastic in declaring our bags could now be put back on (they hadn't come off - holds were closed) and took a rather surly attitude. We had been in the lounge, looking at the screen that said "Go to Gate", it got to gate closing time and thought we'd better make a move with no delay showing.
I pointed out what the screens were saying and the reply was "It's a silent airport - although we did make several announcements".
I mentioned we were in the lounge checking the screens, if they'd said boarding, we'd have been there sooner. There was no apology.
I pointed out what the screens were saying and the reply was "It's a silent airport - although we did make several announcements".
I mentioned we were in the lounge checking the screens, if they'd said boarding, we'd have been there sooner. There was no apology.
I was through the new T2 last month, it's a different planet by comparison, and KLM / Air France are already in there. But no, it's MUCH too difficult to have a domestic channel.
I actually think someone at MAG hates BA for what they did to the MAN base and is just making them pay for it decades later.
May 15, 2024, 1:24 am
#2345
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,716
Domestic passengers account for around 6% of the total. When you remove the other domestic carriers, that will probably mean BA are 2-3%.
May 15, 2024, 1:38 am
#2346
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 320
Complain, it takes 2 minutes to fill in the form and you'll probably get 10000 Avios (50 at Sainsburys) for the effort.
Last edited by golfmad; May 20, 2024 at 7:37 am Reason: Replaced expletive with 'Avios'
May 15, 2024, 6:23 am
#2347
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Middle Earth, and often worse
Programs: BAEC Silver, A3 Gold
Posts: 2,257
Slightly off topic, but concerns lack of info about MAN left luggage facilities. I CANNOT find much info...
June 4: I fly into MAN on TAP into T1. Want to leave a suitcase overnight at T1 or T3. Then ...
Overnight in MAN town. Then ...
June 5: Return to airport and collect bag from left luggage. Then from T3, fly BA 1389 @10:50 to LHR.
I need info on left luggage at MAN. I seem to find only info re: T1 and nothing else. Websites shown for T3 are useless as they have no airport location, only train station. Hah - why is that on the airport website?
Any advice wrt MAN left luggage would be appreciated. TIA.
June 4: I fly into MAN on TAP into T1. Want to leave a suitcase overnight at T1 or T3. Then ...
Overnight in MAN town. Then ...
June 5: Return to airport and collect bag from left luggage. Then from T3, fly BA 1389 @10:50 to LHR.
I need info on left luggage at MAN. I seem to find only info re: T1 and nothing else. Websites shown for T3 are useless as they have no airport location, only train station. Hah - why is that on the airport website?
Any advice wrt MAN left luggage would be appreciated. TIA.
Last edited by tmac100; May 16, 2024 at 2:39 am
May 16, 2024, 7:52 am
#2348
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Middle Earth, and often worse
Programs: BAEC Silver, A3 Gold
Posts: 2,257
I have given up on trying to get left luggage help at MAN.
I also asked on TripAdvisor. And the info they gave was useless because nobody at the MAN lost/left luggage sites is answering the 'phone.
I will wing it when I fly into T1 and get my checked-in baggage - just like I did before there was the internet. 😉
I also asked on TripAdvisor. And the info they gave was useless because nobody at the MAN lost/left luggage sites is answering the 'phone.
I will wing it when I fly into T1 and get my checked-in baggage - just like I did before there was the internet. 😉
May 16, 2024, 9:31 am
#2349
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GGL / GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson Premium, IHG Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 6,017
Slightly off topic, but concerns lack of info about MAN left luggage facilities. I CANNOT find much info...
June 4: I fly into MAN on TAP into T1. Want to leave a suitcase overnight at T1 or T3. Then ...
Overnight in MAN town. Then ...
June 5: Return to airport and collect bag from left luggage. Then from T3, fly BA 1389 @10:50 to LHR.
I need info on left luggage at MAN. I seem to find only info re: T1 and nothing else. Websites shown for T3 are useless as they have no airport location, only train station. Hah - why is that on the airport website?
Any advice wrt MAN left luggage would be appreciated. TIA.
June 4: I fly into MAN on TAP into T1. Want to leave a suitcase overnight at T1 or T3. Then ...
Overnight in MAN town. Then ...
June 5: Return to airport and collect bag from left luggage. Then from T3, fly BA 1389 @10:50 to LHR.
I need info on left luggage at MAN. I seem to find only info re: T1 and nothing else. Websites shown for T3 are useless as they have no airport location, only train station. Hah - why is that on the airport website?
Any advice wrt MAN left luggage would be appreciated. TIA.
marble35 you're regularly in MAN - any chance you could see if any left luggage facilities (I assume on ground floor) in MAN T3?
Other option might be to ask at one of the airport hotels REALLY nicely.
May 16, 2024, 10:16 am
#2350
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Middle Earth, and often worse
Programs: BAEC Silver, A3 Gold
Posts: 2,257
I'm so sorry, I read this yesterday when I was already at the departure gate in MAN T3 otherwise I'd have gone downstairs to check facilities in person.
marble35 you're regularly in MAN - any chance you could see if any left luggage facilities (I assume on ground floor) in MAN T3?
Other option might be to ask at one of the airport hotels REALLY nicely.
marble35 you're regularly in MAN - any chance you could see if any left luggage facilities (I assume on ground floor) in MAN T3?
Other option might be to ask at one of the airport hotels REALLY nicely.
However, it seems I will just "wing it" - but not like I did when I flew into SGN in June 1971. MAN is much more "sedate". 😉 And it does have "left luggage" somewhere, while in 1971 SGN didn't anywhere. Oh, and I was nice in SGN, then as well - especially to the US Army guards wondering why I, as a Canadian civilian wanted to be there voluntarily.
May 16, 2024, 10:23 am
#2351
Join Date: Sep 2023
Programs: british airways
Posts: 30
Some issues with the screens are the airport's IT rather than the agent. They can change it to "boarding or end boarding" but it doesn't always change even though they change it multiple times.
I've said before that in T2 at least, the airport doesn't like agents doing final calls or name calls (well, local gate area only is fine, but not across the terminal)
They do the final calls at whatever pre-selected point (which often isn't in tune with the airline) and the agent can ring up TV for them to do name calls, but that's airline dependent. Most will do it, Ryanair no.
Boarding generally means "we want everyone at the gate so we're not looing for stragglers later and delaying boarding closure"
(Sometimes an agent may ring the passenger if a contact number is in their booking. Qatar definitely do that, especially if it's a business class passenger)
.
I've said before that in T2 at least, the airport doesn't like agents doing final calls or name calls (well, local gate area only is fine, but not across the terminal)
They do the final calls at whatever pre-selected point (which often isn't in tune with the airline) and the agent can ring up TV for them to do name calls, but that's airline dependent. Most will do it, Ryanair no.
Boarding generally means "we want everyone at the gate so we're not looing for stragglers later and delaying boarding closure"
(Sometimes an agent may ring the passenger if a contact number is in their booking. Qatar definitely do that, especially if it's a business class passenger)
.
May 16, 2024, 10:32 am
#2352
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 16,023
Yes, I agree that NICELY is important,
However, it seems I will just "wing it" - but not like I did when I flew into SGN in June 1971. MAN is much more "sedate". 😉 And it does have "left luggage" somewhere, while in 1971 SGN didn't anywhere. Oh, and I was nice in SGN, then as well - especially to the US Army guards wondering why I, as a Canadian civilian wanted to be there voluntarily.
However, it seems I will just "wing it" - but not like I did when I flew into SGN in June 1971. MAN is much more "sedate". 😉 And it does have "left luggage" somewhere, while in 1971 SGN didn't anywhere. Oh, and I was nice in SGN, then as well - especially to the US Army guards wondering why I, as a Canadian civilian wanted to be there voluntarily.
Last edited by Tobias-UK; May 16, 2024 at 11:08 am
May 16, 2024, 10:53 am
#2353
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 222
It's the surly agent that gets me. They're crap, because they're not set up to win. The working environment is crap, security is crap, their wages are crap, the terminal is crap, you get the idea. No one cares because no one cares. And in T3, that will never, cannot ever change. It's a Ryanair loco environment, and there's nothing wrong with that but STN makes MAN T3 look 3rd world by comparison. T3 is not fit for purpose for BA, MAG knows this and BA knows this, but no one cares enough to fix it. So no cares because no one cares.
I was through the new T2 last month, it's a different planet by comparison, and KLM / Air France are already in there. But no, it's MUCH too difficult to have a domestic channel.
I actually think someone at MAG hates BA for what they did to the MAN base and is just making them pay for it decades later.
I was through the new T2 last month, it's a different planet by comparison, and KLM / Air France are already in there. But no, it's MUCH too difficult to have a domestic channel.
I actually think someone at MAG hates BA for what they did to the MAN base and is just making them pay for it decades later.
May 16, 2024, 10:59 am
#2354
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manchester, UK
Posts: 18,716
I'm guessing some of the F&B outlets in T1 will also remain open... and maybe some lounges?
May 16, 2024, 2:17 pm
#2355
Join Date: Apr 2022
Posts: 209
I'm always slightly nervous in T1 that the plastic Mercedes is going to fall down from the ceiling and refuse to sit near it. T1 means easyJet, so no lounge, as I don't think any lounge at MAN is worth paying for! The one and only time we did so was because it was right at the end of the pandemic and I felt it was worth the money to be able to sit at a table and therefore be allowed take my mask off. The food was dreadful (T1 Escape lounge) but continuously sipping a G & T fulfilled the requirement!