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UK. In what it describes as a world first, Manchester Airport is to convert the old control tower in Terminal 1, currently out of use, to create an elevated 110sq m luxury bar. And the airport is seeking a partner to manage the new business.
The space is arranged over four levels, with Level 5 featuring the open-plan bar. From there passengers will have unobstructed views over the airfield. Access is from Level 2 – the main retail area in Departures – via a lift or a spiral staircase within the core of the building.
The Level 2 entrance area could be opened up to the concourse, said the airport, and could be used for merchandising to maximise passing trade. This area could also be used as a reception/concierge zone where guests could wait before going to the bar on Level 5.
Manchester Airport said the control tower would contain “an exciting space with unparalleled views”, and that it would be “comfortable, intimate and special”.
“Manchester Airport is committed to working together in partnership to create an innovative and remarkable destination for a special brand,” the company added. The bar aims to complement the recent £50 million upgrade of T1.
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The layout of the space and potential design of Manchester Airport’s innovative Control Tower Bar |
Retail consultancy group Milligan is advising Manchester Airport on the project.
For more information on this opportunity please contact:
Jane Barber at jane.barber@manairport.co.uk
Steven Foster at steven.foster@manairport.co.uk
Melanie Taylor (Milligan) at melanie@milliganretail.com
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The disused control tower sits at the heart of the T1 complex; T1 has undergone a £50 million modernisation |
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