Luggage-Point land at Manchester Airport
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(left to right) Ruth Shackleton, Head of Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport & Carole Stewart, Commercial Development Director for Luggage-Point.
The Northumberland-based company will provide passengers with a one-stop-shop for a range of luggage services and will have a base in each terminal.
Luggage-Point offers short and long-term storage, lost property, bag wrapping for protection, and a mail-it-on service, whereby passengers who have items confiscated at security can be reunited with them after their flight. Items can either be stored securely on-site by Luggage-Point or can be sent via courier to an address of the passengers’ choice.
They also offer additional dry cleaning, luggage weighing and courier services.
Luggage-Point is located on the departures level in all three terminals. In Terminal One the store will be open between 04:00 and 23:00 whilst the stores in Terminal Two and Three are open between 04:00 and 20:00.
Carole Stewart, Commercial Development Director for Luggage Point, said: “Luggage-point is extremely proud to be expanding our company into Manchester Airport. Our friendly team are looking forward to providing the best in class service to passengers, helping to make their time in the airport stress free and enjoyable.”
Collette Roche, Director of Security and Customer Service at Manchester Airport, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Luggage-Point to Manchester Airport today. We are committed to offering our 23 million passengers a wide range of quality services and Luggage-Point fits into that category.
“By offering a one-stop-shop for passengers luggage needs, it will make the journey as stress-free as possible for them.”
Luggage-Point was established in 2012 as the service and retail division of Weigh-ahead. It currently operates stores in three UK airports.