17/09/2026
✈️ FLYING FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT? PLEASE READ ✈️
Since the closure of Terminal 1, and unless you’re flying with Ryanair, you WILL now be flying from Terminal 2.
That means an already extremely busy terminal is now dealing with considerably more passengers and traffic and, at certain times, the roads around Terminal 2 can become completely gridlocked. 😫
🚕 DROPPING OFF AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT
We normally collect customers around 4 hours before their departure time, and unless you’re travelling with hand luggage only, we strongly recommend allowing this.
On particularly busy days, simply getting into the terminal area can take 30 minutes or more.
Manchester Airport has also requested that taxis and private-hire vehicles use the Terminal 2 Lower Drop-Off. From there, you’ll need to take a lift up to Departures, but it’s actually pretty straightforward.
Wherever possible, our drivers will drop you at the lift closest to your airline’s check-in area, so you’ve got as little walking as possible. ❤️🤍✈️
🚖 PICKING UP FROM MANCHESTER AIRPORT
After a lovely, relaxing holiday, Manchester Airport has thoughtfully decided to bring you crashing back to reality with an almighty bump! 😂
All Terminal 2 collections are now from Terminal 2 West Car Park, also known as Express Pick-Up — or, as we’ve started calling it…
🤠 TERMINAL 2 (WILD) WEST! 🤠
Calling it Express Pick-Up at the moment is stretching the definition of “Express” somewhat! 🐌😂
At particularly busy times, just getting INTO the pick-up zone has taken our drivers up to 45 MINUTES.
This is why keeping in touch with your driver while you’re waiting for your luggage is so important. 📱
When you let us know your luggage is starting to come through and you’re nearly ready, we can start joining the queue for the pick-up zone rather than waiting until you’re already outside.
It gives us the best possible chance of timing things so that you’re ready at roughly the same time we finally battle our way into the car park! 😂
So when your driver asks you to message once your luggage is on the carousel, please do — it genuinely helps us get to you quicker. Please also follow the collection instructions your driver sends you.
We complete over 100 Manchester Airport journeys every week, so we experience these problems every single day and know just how frustrating the current situation is.
We’ll continue doing everything we can to get you to the airport on time and back home again as quickly and smoothly as possible.
Thanks for your patience and for continuing to support Flight Guys. ❤️🤍✈️
Have a good Flight Guys!