Who owns Manchester Airport?

Manchester Airport Holdings Limited, trading as MAG (originally Manchester Airports Group) is a holding company which is owned by the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, in North West England, and Australian investment fund IFM Investors.



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Our structure. MAG's ownership structure is unique and comprises an effective blend of public and private shareholders, including Manchester City Council (35.5%), IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (35.5%) and the nine other Greater Manchester local authorities (29%).

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The airport is owned and managed by the Manchester Airport Holdings (trading as MAG), a holding company owned by the Australian finance house IFM Investors and the ten metropolitan borough councils of Greater Manchester, with Manchester City Council owning the largest stake.

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The Manchester Airports Group Plc (M.A.G) is the country's largest UK owned airport operator. Our four airports - Stansted, Bournemouth, East Midlands and Manchester ? serve around 42 million passengers every year.

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Who owns the airports? Since the British Airport Authority (BAA) was privatised in 1986, the state does not own any of the airports in the UK. Heathrow is now owned and run by Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited (formerly BAA), which is in turn owned by FGP Topco Limited, a consortium led by Ferrovial SA of Spain.

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Regional airports can be fully privately-owned (e.g. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Southampton, Leeds Bradford), a mix of public and private ownership, whereby an airport is owned by both local authorities and private investors (e.g. Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle), or fully publicly-owned (e.g. Scottish island airports, ...

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world with 5.2 million seats in September 2023. The composition of the Global Top 10 Busiest Airports is also the same as last month but there are a few changes to the rankings.

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In the United States, there is only one privately owned and operated airport with scheduled commercial service: Branson, MO, which only has seasonal service to three other destinations.

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In the US, almost all major airports are government-owned – usually by the local federal or city government. In New York, for example, JFK and La Guardia airports are owned by the City of New York. Newark is owned by the cities of Newark and Elizabeth.

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Manchester Airport is one of the UK's busiest private jet airports, outside of London.

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The airport is owned and operated by Gatwick Airport Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivy Holdco Limited, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), among others.

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In 2009, GIP acquired the majority in London Gatwick Airport in a deal worth £1.455 billion. The Nigerian press has given him the nickname, The Man Who Bought Gatwick Airport. GIP also owns Edinburgh Airport, which they bought in 2012, and Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, which they bought in February 2018.

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The ownership of Stansted C2 STAL is owned by Manchester Airports Group (MAG), following its recent sale by BAA. MAG is privately managed on behalf of its shareholders, with the major shareholders being: Industry Funds Management (IFM) – 35.5 per cent. Manchester City Council – 35.5 per cent.

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BAA Limited - British Airports Authority BAA Ltd. is the Spanish-owned operator of five British airports (including Heathrow Airport) and Naples Airport in Italy, making the company one of the largest transport companies in the world.

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