Airport City Manchester
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Airport City Manchester is an £800 million expansion of Manchester Airport currently under construction.[1] The plan will follow an airport city model with the aim of stimulating the Greater Manchester economy by creating on-site logistics, manufacturing, office and leisure facilities. Manchester Airport will become the first airport in the United Kingdom to build an airport city.
Airport City Manchester | |
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General information | |
Status | Under construction |
Type | Logistics, manufacturing, office, hotel, leisure |
Location | Manchester Airport, Manchester, England |
Construction started | 2012 |
Estimated completion | 12-15 year redevelopment project |
Cost | £800M |
Owner | Manchester Airports Group |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | 5plus Architects |
Developer | MAG Developments, BCEG, Argent |
Manchester Airport is the third-busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow and Gatwick, and is the international gateway for northern England. The site was announced as an enterprise zone in March 2011. In October 2013, it was announced that Beijing Construction Engineering Group would invest £800 million into the project—becoming one of the largest single investments in Britain from China. It will be one of the largest property development schemes in Greater Manchester alongside MediaCityUK and NOMA, as well as in the United Kingdom.
China's paramount leader Xi Jinping, alongside former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, visited the Airport City development in October 2015 as part of his state visit to the United Kingdom.[2]