Information:
Manchester International
Airport
 MAN (Website) handles tourist charter flights to
Banjul on Friday,
Saturday and Monday and Tuesday during the winter holiday season in
the months of November, December, January, February, March and April.
The precise dates are from the 2nd November 2008 to the 29 April 2009.
It is a hub that is served by other regional UK airports with connection links from Birmingham, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Ireland West Airport Knock, Inverness, Edinburgh, County Kerry, Shannon, Exeter, London Heathrow Airport
 (LHR, BAA), Stansted, Plymouth, Newquay, Southampton and Norwich.
There are three airlines companies that operate on the route which
are:
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Thomas Cook
Their in-house
airline flies out to Banjul on Saturdays and Mondays. They are currently the
only airline departing on the weekend from the UK. Outbound flights are
charged differently from inward journeys so there is much greater
flexibility regarding the number of nights you can stay in Gambia. To
give an example one can depart from Manchester on a Monday for 9 nights
in Banjul and return on
a Saturday. The same possibility is also applicable for passengers who
wish to stay for 12 nights.
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Thomson Fly
who depart from Manchester every Friday at 8.25 am between 07.11.08 to
24.04.09. Fridays.
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Hamburg International Airways'
aircraft are leased by the Gambia Experience
to fly their passengers to Banjul on Tuesdays departing at 9.25 am between
06.11.08 to 29.04.09.
By cleverly joining Hamburg and Thomson
passengers a given a greater choice of lengths
of stay which includes 10 or 11 days. To illustrate the point one
can make a Friday departure to The Gambia for 11 nights and return to
MAN Airport
on a Tuesday. Another possibility is to fly out on a Tuesday for 10
days and return on a Friday.
Facilities & Services:
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Hotels Booking Service
Marriott Hotel
(near the M56)
Bewleys
Crowne
Plaza
Holiday Inn
Wilmslow
Radisson SAS
Premier Inn Handforth
• Travel Money & financial outlets
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Currency exchange ICE
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Short & long-stay parking
Booking for 15,590 spaces
Tel. no. +0871 310
2200
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ExPRESS Self Check-In
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Car Rental - Europcar
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First Time Flyers
• Lounges: Bollin, Styal, Escape, Flybe
• Shower & Leisure
facilities
• Conference and Banqueting
• Kid's food &
entertainment
• Shops
• Restaurants
Bar MCR,
Delice de France, Runway Bar
• Wireless Hotspots
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Cargo and World Freight
• Faith & Worship plus Wudu
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Accessibility for reduced mobility
Terminal 1 – check in
desk 22
Terminal 2 – check in desk 50
Terminal 3 – check in desk 37
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Left Luggage +44 (0)161 489 3463
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Lost Property
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Delayed Luggage (Airline handling agents)
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More information:
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If you are travelling from other cities in the north there are frequent direct
rail services run to and from
Sheffield, York, Newcastle, Leeds, Huddersfield, Bolton, Preston,
Blackpool and the Lake District. These routes, are operated by
TransPennine Express and
Northern Rail,
which run 24 hours a day.
• For
those flying from Manchester International to Banjul (Yundum) you can
find here which terminal you will be embarking from whether
its by charter or scheduled.
• The airport offers
direct flights to over 225
destinations worldwide with over 100 airlines to places as
geographically diverse
as Agadir, Antigua, Barbados, Sardinia, Cuba, New York JFK,
Syria, Qatar, Funchal (Madeira) and Jamaica to name just a few.
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N.B.
[The above information should not be relied upon to make any travel decisions as
it may be subject to change. Seek advice from your travel agent, tour
operator or the carrier concerned]. |
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