Terminal 3 was known in succession as “Terminal 1 – British Airways”, “Terminal 1A” and “Terminal 3 – British Airways and Domestic”. It was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in May 1989. In June 1998, British Airways opened their new £75 million terminal facility, a major extension to Terminal 3, and were the primary user of the terminal along with their partner airlines. However, more recently they have scaled down operations from Manchester Airport with the sale of their BA Connect subsidiary to Flybe; the ending of their franchise agreement with GB Airways and the retraction of their daily New York-JFK service in October 2008, after 54 years of operation. This leaves a BA operation serving only London Heathrow and London Gatwick from Manchester. After taking over BA Connects select routes, Flybe has gone on to add several more destinations. Today, Flybe, Bmibaby, BMI and EasyJet are the major operators at Terminal 3. Other carriers operating from the terminal include Air Southwest, American Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Adria Airways.

Terminal 3 at Manchester airport has all the facilities you could every need. Aside from the large number of shops where you can buy an assortment of items to occupy your time during the day. There are numerous cafes and fast food establishments if you need a bit of light refreshment before your journey and they also give you a bit of time to put your feet up and relax. So take a flight from terminal 3 at Manchester airport and enjoy your flight!