Epernay Champagne Bar Opens in the Old Control  Tower at Manchester

6th December 2012

Another makeover for Manchester Airport as Epernay Champagne Bar opens

Its all happening at Manchester airport. Following the annoucement of the Virgin and Etihad Airways investing in premier lounges for their customers a new Champagne bar is to open.

Manchester Airport’s old control tower is fizzing  with life again – after being transformed into a trendy champagne bar.The tower was closed when the responsibility for Air Traffic Control was moved to Scotland.

Travellers passing through the Airport will be able to take part in a brand new experience.Leeds-based Thornton Inns, which is run by brothers Geoff and Nick Thornton, has added the airport outlet, which has undergone a £500,000 refit, to its existing bars including Epernay Leeds and Manchester.

The old control  tower at Terminal One – which was once the heart of airport operations – has re-opened as a a funky drinking venue, with 360 degree views of the runway.

Passengers waiting for their flights can now relax in a wonderful surrounding whilst sipping champagne and watching flights come and go!

The ground floor bar is being run by Epernay – which also operates a bar in Manchester city centre – and will stock more than 100 different varieties of bubbly.

Andrew Harrison, managing director of Manchester Airport, hopes the idea will catch on and lead to more innovative makeovers at the airport.

He added that the terminal had undergone a rapid period of investment and change over the last few years and wished Epernay much success in the new venture.

As well as champagne, the bar will serve a wide range of cocktails, and passengers can order oysters, with chiefs hoping the romantic setting could become a hotspot for those celebrating birthdays and Anniversaries, before starting their holidays.