Thomas Cook Airlines Rolls Out New Manchester-Seattle Service

Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight from Manchester airport to Seattle has departed during an American jazz-themed event. The twice weekly direct flight from Manchester will operate until September 20th.

It is Thomas Cook Airlines’ latest direct long-haul route from the airport, taking the airline’s number of seats on sale from Manchester to over three million.

Thomas Cook Airlines has a fleet of 19 aircraft based at the airport, including its A330 long-haul fleet - it is Manchester airport’s largest long-haul airline.

During the summer and into the winter, Thomas Cook Airlines will fly to 70 destinations from Manchester, 17 of which are direct long-haul routes with Seattle taking its US total to seven - the largest number of stateside routes of any airline from the airport.

Thomas Cook Airlines’ Manchester to Seattle is a nine-and-a-half-hour direct flight on a Sunday and Thursday.