Follow us on twitter: @AirportCities <\/li> \n<\/ul> \nAbout Airport City Manchester<\/b> <\/p> \n \n - Airport City will take Manchester Airport beyond its traditional use of a regional transport hub and transform it into an international business destination in its own right with 5m sq ft of advanced manufacturing, retail, office, hotel and logistics space available <\/li> \n
- Airport City Manchester is a joint venture project with MAG (50%), Carillion PLC (20%), Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) (20%) and Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) (10%). Plus Argent has been appointed as development manager for the project <\/li> \n
- The wider Airport City Enterprise Zone totals 116 hectares and is anchored by Manchester Airport and University Hospital South Manchester (UHSM). In addition to MAG's Airport City developments, a MediPark initiative is proposed at UHSM, along with the regeneration of Wythenshawe town centre. A GBP300m extension of Greater Manchester's<\/span> successful Metrolink light rail network, with a new line connecting Enterprise Zone sites is under-construction and will open in 2016. In total, the wider Airport City Enterprise Zone will create up to 16,000 jobs over the next 10-15 years <\/li> \n
- Manchester Airport is the only major UK airport other than London Heathrow with two full-length runways and flies 21 million passengers annually to around 210 destinations. It also has spare capacity to significantly grow and further establish its role as the direct long-haul gateway for the North. <\/li> \n
- MAG serves 43 million passengers annually through its ownership and operation of Manchester<\/span>, London Stansted, East Midlands<\/span> and Bournemouth<\/span> airports. <\/li> \n<\/ul> \n
About Marketing Manchester<\/b> <\/p> \n \n - Marketing Manchester<\/span> is the agency charged with promoting the City on a national and international stage. <\/li> \n
- We aim to develop the Manchester<\/span> city-region into a leading leisure, learning and business destination for domestic and international visitors, enhance the national and international reputation of the city-region and promote sustainable economic development and growth. <\/li> \n<\/ul> \n
About UBM plc<\/b> <\/p> \n