Manchester Airport to turn red, white and blue to see off people flying to USA for Fourth of July

Manchester Airport is set for an American makeover next week as one of its terminals will be lit up in red, white and blue for the Fourth of July. Terminal 2 of the airport will have the change of colour to see off the thousands of passengers flying out to the USA ahead of the celebrations. 

The North West of England is home to around 20,000 American-born residents, many of whom are expected to travel across the Atlantic this weekend to join friends and family members for Independence Day festivities. They will be getting a special send-off, with Terminal Two’s famous honeycomb lights lit up in the colours of the Stars and Stripes and a ‘Happy Fourth of July’ message displayed on the giant Media Wall screen.

July 4 is an important public holiday for Americans, family and friends come together for meals and fireworks to commemorate America’s independence day. The declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4 1776. 

Chris Woodroofe, Managing Director of Manchester Airport, said: “I’d like to wish a very happy Fourth of July to everyone who is travelling out to the US from Manchester to join the Independence Day celebrations.

 “As the UK’s global gateway in the North, we are proud to connect over a million passengers to the US every year, and those links are vital for the economic prosperity of our region.

 “Earlier this month, Virgin Atlantic announced the return of direct flights to Las Vegas from next summer, which demonstrates the strong post-pandemic recovery in demand for travel to the US. We’re doing all we can to expand our transatlantic route network even further in the years ahead.”