News /Seattle’s the latest long-haul destination
A NEW route from Manchester Airport to Seattle is set to be launched next year.
Thomas Cook Airlines has announced plans to launch the new route from May 2018, as part of its long-haul flight programme.
It makes the airline the largest long-haul carrier from Manchester.
Surrounded by water, mountains and forests, Seattle is the largest city in Washington and offers a multitude of things to see and do.
Popular sights include the breathtaking views at the top of Space Needle and the iconic Seattle Great Wheel, to the tastes and smells of Pike Place Market, one of the country’s oldest farmers market.
Visitors can even travel to Canada on the Victoria Clipper.
Tickets for summer 2018 are now on sale with the first flight to Seattle taking off on Sunday, May 27.
The new destination for Thomas Cook follows the recent introduction of San Francisco and the year-round service to New York JFK, from Manchester.
Christoph Debus, CEO Thomas Cook Group Airline, said: “We are proud to be continuing our expansion to the USA by launching Seattle as a new destination next year.
Our German Condor operation has served Seattle for many years and the year-round service has been really popular with our passengers.
“We work closely with partner airlines, allowing us to connect customers to 90 destinations within the USA.
“Alaska Airlines, based in Seattle is an important partner offering our customers even more choice to the likes of British Columbia, Alberta, Alaska and Hawaii.”
Collette Roche, interim managing director at Manchester Airport, said: “To secure a direct route to Seattle is further testament to the role Manchester Airport plays in the North and UK as a whole.
“We now offer more than a dozen direct destinations to the USA, meaning we have grown the number of seats on sale to US destinations at a greater rate than any other UK airport this year.
“This is hugely positive news for the 22m passengers in our catchment area – which spans from Scotland to the Midlands and Merseyside to Yorkshire, and the millions of people a year who connect to our long haul network from locations across the UK and Europe.”
Economy flights start from £399.99.