Manchester Airport (MAN)
Manchester Airport is a hub or base for 3 low-cost airlines in our directory: Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2.com.
- 3low-cost airlines basedLCCs based
- 647Ryanair fleet (group), as of 30 June 2026Ryanair fleet · 30 June 2026
- from €18cheapest cached fare (MAN–DUB, Ryanair), one way, found 20 Oct 2026cached fare · found 20 Oct 2026
- 5other bases of these airlineslinked bases
Low-cost departures today
We don't show a departures board for Manchester yet.
Boards cover 3 airports for now: London Stansted, Dublin and London Gatwick. The airlines below fly from Manchester, and their profiles list where they go.
Low-cost airlines based at ManchesterLow-cost airlines based here
Carriers with a hub or base here, from our curated database — not every airline that flies here. Fleet figures are each airline’s whole fleet, with the source and the date it describes.
- Ireland · Hubs STN · DUB · BGY +3 · founded 1985Fleet 647 aircraft (group)Airline report (Q1 FY27 presentation) · as of
- United Kingdom · Hubs LGW · LTN · BRS +3 · founded 1995Fleet 356 aircraft (group)Airline report · as of
- United Kingdom · Hubs MAN · LBA · BHX +3 · founded 2003Fleet 139 aircraftAirline report · as of
Also flying from MAN
Low-cost airlines in our directory that aren’t based at Manchester Airport but have routes to or from it: 7 airlines. Route data from AviationStack, as of ; seasonal routes can appear outside their season.
Destinations from MAN hubs
Each card pairs Manchester Airport with another base of the same airline. Prices are the cheapest direct one-way fare for one adult that Aviasales users found in the last 30 days, with the date it was found — not a live price. Search to see today’s fares.
- RyanairBOTH BASESMANManchesterSTNLondonSearch this route no cached fare
- RyanairDEPARTS NOV 2026MANManchesterDUBDublinfrom €18one adult, one wayfound
- RyanairDEPARTS OCT 2026MANManchesterBCNBarcelonafrom €25one adult, one wayfound
- easyJetBOTH BASESMANManchesterLGWLondonSearch this route no cached fare
- easyJetBOTH BASESMANManchesterLTNLondonSearch this route no cached fare
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About Manchester Airport
- IATA / ICAO
- MAN / EGCC
- City / country
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 53.3494° N, 2.2795° W
- Official website
- manchesterairport.co.uk
Contact details are for Manchester Airport directly. For bookings, use the airline or our booking partner. Reference data: OurAirports (public domain).
Cheap flight alerts from Manchester
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Frequently asked
Which low-cost airlines are based at Manchester Airport?
In our directory of low-cost airlines, Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2.com list Manchester Airport (MAN) as a hub or base.
Which airline based at Manchester Airport has the largest fleet?
Of the airlines based here, Ryanair has the largest published fleet: 647 aircraft, a group figure (Airline report (Q1 FY27 presentation), as of 30 June 2026). That figure counts the whole fleet, not only aircraft based at MAN.
Does this page list every airline at Manchester Airport?
No. It lists the low-cost airlines in our directory that name Manchester Airport as a hub or base. Other airlines, including low-cost carriers based elsewhere, may also fly here.
Which other airports in the United Kingdom are low-cost airline bases?
In our directory: London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 2 airlines), London Luton Airport (LTN, 2 airlines) and London Stansted Airport (STN, 2 airlines).