PASSENGERS looking to use Manchester Airport over the Easter holidays are being offered advice and tips to help them have the best possible experience.

The Easter Holidays will see almost two million passengers fly through the airport, and over the Easter weekend more than 315,000 passengers will jet off.

Andrew Cowan, CEO of Manchester Airport said: “As we enter our summer season, where we will see more than 20 million passengers jet through Manchester Airport, we wanted to ensure everyone has the latest advice and an update on what we have done to add to the overall experience.

“We’re not only spending £1 billion to transform Manchester Airport for the long-term, we’ve invested now in the short-term, to ensure each and every passenger can have the best possible experience no matter which of our three terminals they fly through this summer.”

Once at the airport passengers can also help by being ready for security.

This includes removing coats and belts etc before entering the security hall and having all their liquids, gels and pastes in a clear plastic bag and all under 100ml.

Otherwise bags can get rejected and lead to delays and queues within security. Large electronic items should also be removed from hand baggage.

The time passengers arrive at the airport ahead of their flight can also help the overall experience. It is worth checking with your airline but for long-haul flights three hours ahead of departure is advised and two hours for short-haul.

A trio of new car parks are set to open this spring, which as well as creating additional capacity, will also help to alleviate congestion on the road network, due to their planned usage.

The first is a new multi storey car park at Terminal Two, named Terminal Two Multi-Storey West.

Offering 3,800 spaces for both pre-booked and turn up passengers it opened on April 1, and the existing Terminal Two multi-storey (which was renamed Terminal Two Multi-Storey East) is now for pre-booked passengers only.

The ground level of this new car park is dedicated to those picking up arriving passengers and those who have not pre-booked their car parking. The remaining levels (one-eight) are dedicated to those passengers who have pre-booked a space.

On the same day a 6,500-space car park designed to securely store Meet and Greet cars also opened.

Located not far from terminals one and three, the position of this car park will massively improve congestion on the road network and the time it takes to move cars across the campus.

The third car park is the new Terminal One arrivals and is set to open in late spring.

This 550-space multi-level car park will increase capacity for people picking up arriving passengers.

Once the new arrivals car park opens, the existing Terminal One Multi-Storey will also change to pre-booked passengers only. Whilst the build is taking place, capacity in the existing multi-storey is limited, so passengers are advised to pre-book their parking to guarantee a space.

If passengers are arriving without pre-booking, (which isn’t advised) the only car park product available now is the multi-storeys, with the long stay products being removed to make way for further enhancements at the airport.

Due to all the improvements over the last 12 months, and the road network being enhanced, the airport site might not be familiar for infrequent travellers.

To combat this, new signage and wayfinding is being rolled out from June, to ensure passengers can easily navigate and find their way across the site.

As well as recently increasing its free WiFi usage for passengers, Manchester Airport is set to launch an app this June to show bus waiting times.

This will allow passengers to check the status of their bus to/from the dedicated car park they are using and allow them to plan their journey to the terminals.