New champagne bar at Manchester Airport

THORNTON Inns has opened a new outlet in its Epernay champagne bar line at Manchester Airport.

Leeds-based Thornton has added the airport outlet, which has undergone a £500,000 refit, to its existing bars including Epernay Leeds and Manchester.

Geoff Thornton, who leads the company with brother Nick, said: “This latest bar is an extension of our successful formula of building on the wine bar concept and catering for discerning customers who enjoy champagne and cocktails on a regular basis rather than purely on special occasions.

“The move into a prestigious airport location is a great opportunity to build on the strong, high quality brand which we have established and use it to create another stylish venue which can be enjoyed by international travellers. We have a second development in the pipeline at Manchester Airport and if both go to plan, we will be looking for opportunities to expand the concept to other airports.

Thornton Inns was advised on the agreement by a team from law firm Clarion led by head of commercial Matthew Hattersley and property senior associate Lucie-Jane Hugill.