subject: How Manchester Airport Parking Came Into Being [print this page] Manchester airport is known to be one of the busiest airports of the world. The facilities that are offered by this airport are truly world class. When we talk about the emergence of parking as relevant to Manchester airport, then the very first company that comes to mind is 'Males Garage'. This was the first company that provided its services to facilitate parking at this airport. Over the years the parking services provided at Manchester airport have improved considerably.
1953 and 1954 were notable years in particular during which the traffic to the airport increased considerably. When the authorities realised that traffic was increasing day by day, they initiated a parking facility for cars at Manchester airport. This car parking area had the capacity to park around 50 cars. The rest of its history is rather interesting. Usually travellers returning from their trips faced a few problems with their cars that had been parked there. These people then looked for help in the local area surrounding the airport.
Males Garage was the closest to Manchester airport and thus it began to see a large number of customers daily due to this very reason. Males Garage made good profits providing small repairs and car services to the car owners. The garage began to grow and then developed in to a big car storage area. It revolutionised the airport's parking facility. Earlier to the emergence of parking offered by Males garage, travellers only had one option and that was to park their cars at the standard cinder path. Slowly people began to use this parking alternative.
Males Garage began to share the burden of large number of cars that needed to be parked at Manchester airport. In a way Males Garage was lucky that it was closest. Over the years the parking facility here developed and began to offer impeccable parking services to a lot of people. It is also true that when other companies saw the bright prospects of opening parking space near Manchester airport, they also jumped into this business. All this helped in the growth of parking services offered.
However, one cannot ignore the fact that very few companies survived in the parking business near Manchester airport. In the year 2007, travellers visiting Manchester airport reached a staggering twenty two million. The airport authorities forecasted that this number would further increase in a very short time and so would the need for additional parking. This was the time when it was suggested that Manchester airport purchase the parking area managed by Males Garage. Jack Males, the owner of Males garage, was presented with a tempting offer which then led to the merger of Males Garage with Manchester airport parking. Males Garage the pioneer in parking services and was a true trendsetter, whose contribution to the air travel convenience cannot be ignored.
