Six new shops and eateries have opened their doors at Manchester Airport, including Upper Crust and Starbucks
11:32, 28 Jul 2025Updated 11:35, 28 Jul 2025
A new section of the Terminal 2 lounge opens at Manchester Airport(Image: Manchester Airport)
LEGO, Rituals and Pandora are among the shops opening their doors at Manchester Airport this week after a new section of Terminal 2’s departure lounge opened to the public.
Six new shops and eateries have opened in the redeveloped lounge as part of the airport’s £1.3billion transformation plan of Terminal 2.
As well as browsing the new shops, passengers can also grab a bite to eat or drink before they catch their flight at Starbucks, baguette specialists Upper Crust, and juice bar Joe & The Juice.
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It’s the latest milestone in the 10-year plan which has seen Terminal 2 more than double in size.
The new section is part of the airport’s £1.3billion transformation plan of Terminal 2 (Image: Manchester Airport)
An extension to the terminal opened in 2021 and the airport is now in the final stages of overhauling the original Terminal 2 building to bring it up to the same standard as the extension, mirroring the modern look and feel.
More than 70 per cent of the airport’s passengers will use the new facilities and Terminal 1 is set to close when the project is completed later this year.
Further shops and restaurants are expected to open in the coming months – including Chanel, Grindsmith by WH Smith, a Fever Tree cocktail and champagne bar, and the Great Northern Market – a food court with a selection of street food options.
Chris Woodroofe, Managing Director at Manchester Airport, said: “It’s wonderful to see more of our new-look Terminal 2 opening to the public, further enhancing the world class passenger experience that this terminal offers. We have a busy few months ahead of us as we finish this transformative 10-year project.
“We’re proud to connect the people of the North with the world, and these new facilities will allow them to travel in the style befitting a major international hub, while also creating a striking first impression for visitors to our region.
Pandora is among the shops which have now opened to passengers (Image: Manchester Airport)
“Manchester and the North are woven through the fabric of this terminal building, from the worker bee and honeycomb motif in the terminal’s design, to the many Northern brands operating shops and restaurants in our departure lounge. We’re thrilled to see the last pieces of the project coming together and we’re sure the 70 per cent or so of our passengers who will use the final product will be as pleased with it as we are.”
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The finalised terminal will also include 13 new flexible aircraft stands and boarding gates, currently under construction, and a passageway linking the new security hall with the departure lounge will feature a chandelier installation, paying homage to the much-loved Venetian chandeliers that graced Terminal 1 in the 1980s and 1990s.
More than 30 million passengers have already travelled through the terminal extension since it opened in 2021, and last year it claimed a prestigious, UNESCO-backed Prix Versailles award recognising its outstanding design.
Richard Jackson, Retail Director at Manchester Airport, added: “We’re pleased to welcome so many exciting brands to our new-look Terminal 2. These brands are household names and leaders within their markets, with a reputation for quality, which makes them a perfect fit for the experience we are creating here. I look forward to working with them and with the brands due to open units later this year, as we put the finishing touches to the terminal.”
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