The Mancunian Way: 24 Hour Party Problems

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Almost three million travellers used Manchester Airport last month.

It was the busiest month for the Airport since the pandemic and with the summer holidays in full swing, August is predicted to be another popular month with around 100,000 passengers expected to pass through the airport every day.

Manchester Airport bosses said Mallorca was the most popular destination for holidaymakers, with nearly a quarter of a million passengers flying to Palma. Around 220,000 people flew to Dublin and 179,000 travelled to Alicante.

Orlando saw the biggest percentage increase in passengers jumping from 44,000 passengers in June to 53,000 last month.

“We are proud to serve the North,” Chris Woodroofe, Managing Director of Manchester Airport, said. “In the last month alone, we’ve seen almost 3m passengers come through the airport and we’ve worked hard to give every single person the best start to their travels.”

In today’s Mancunian Way, we’ll be looking at 100th birthday celebrations and butter chicken, whilst also sticking to the airline theme with a flight attendant who swapped her job in the skies for a fire engine. But, first, we're going to begin with a billboard with a very powerful message.

On a billboard on the outskirts of Manchester city centre the proud image of Zikel Bobmanuel stands tall. The 32-year-old dad-of-four died in Openshaw earlier this year.

Police believe he was shot dead. But as a murder probe continues, his grieving mother Justina wants to make sure he is remembered.

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