Weekender: Airport reveals Yorkshire’s favourite long-haul jaunts

Manchester Airport has unveiled the most popular long-haul routes chosen by the 4.8m passengers from Yorkshire who flew through its doors last year.

People from Yorkshire are most likely to be jetting off to Islamabad, Orlando, and New York. As well as providing holiday destinations, a lot of the routes link Yorkshire with key economic hubs and trade opportunities across the globe.

The top ten most popular long-haul routes in Yorkshire are:

Islamabad operated by PIA
Orlando operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines
New York operated by Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Jet2
Dubai operated by Emirates
Cancun operated by Thomas Cook Airlines and TUI
Hong Kong operated by Cathay Pacific
Las Vegas operated by Virgin Atlantic and Thomas Cook Airlines
Barbados operated by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook Airlines
Singapore operated by Singapore Airlines
Lahore operated by PIA

In recent years Manchester Airport has added numerous long-haul routes to its network including Beijing, San Francisco, Boston, Muscat, Houston and Hong Kong.

Julian Carr, aviation director for Manchester Airport, said: “It is interesting to see the mix of destinations and how they differ from county to county across our vast catchment area.”

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