Northern leaders have welcomed a landmark deal which will see a new route to Shanghai, China’s biggest city, from Manchester Airport.
Juneyao Air, the Chinese carrier, has chosen the airport for its first ever UK service.
The three-times-a-week route will start in March 2020 using the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner.
Manchester Airport CEO Andrew Cowan said: “This news underlines the…