MANCHESTER airport is Britain's best, according to a travel trade magazine.

It has been voted number one for the second time running by readers of Selling Long Haul and Selling Short Breaks magazines, which are sent to 18,500 travel agents and tour operators.

Voters took into account location, communications, car parking, hotel accommodation, shopping, eating facilities and customer service levels.

The airport is currently Britain's third busiest but bosses are bidding to make it the country's number two.