hereIt's a world away from the 2019 flying experience, but the resumption of flights by the airline giant - to be followed on Monday by a raft of other returns including Ryanair's - could mark a crucial turning point for Manchester Airport, with passenger numbers having spiralled from 80,000 to an estimated average of 700 a day in recent months.Meanwhile, more than 75 per cent of the hub's staff have been furloughed with a 10pc pay cut for the entire work force in place until March 2021.So the arrival of flight EK017at Manchester Airport at 11.42am ahead of its return to Dubai at 2.05pm may have been a moment of cautious celebration for Manchester Airports Group (MAG) boss Charlie Cornish - who has joined an industry-wide appeal for.
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