CrossCountry has announced that passengers travelling to and from Manchester Airport are to be offered a cheaper journey when travelling by rail with Northern.
The Arriva Group train operators have teamed up to expand their m-Tickets range to include more through ticket options for the airport.
A range of Tickets will be available direct to Manchester Airport, with connections at Manchester Piccadilly using Northern services.
Using M-Tickets bought on phones means you don't need to queue up in the station for a ticket.
What did the officials say?
Liam Sumpter, Regional Director at Northern, said:
“The new m-Tickets are a fantastic way for customers to save time and money on their journeys to and from Manchester Airport. As well as providing cheap advance fares, they will help customers plan their journeys better, with the added benefit of having tickets on customers' mobile phones. We are delighted to be working with CrossCountry on this initiative to help make travelling and buying tickets easier for customers.”
Ben Simkin, Commercial Director at CrossCountry, said:
“We are delighted to be able to provide customers travelling to and from Manchester Airport with easier and cheaper travel. The new m-Tickets mean customers will no longer need to queue at ticket machines and will also offer a new range of Advance fares that are available to and from the airport to a wide range of destinations along our route.”
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I purchased a Bolton to Penzance return, costing £140, on a m ticket. Departing 20/9/18, returning 24/9/18, through Train line using mainly Cross Country. I booked reserved seats where available. I managed to reserve a seat from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New St. At the time of booking the was no availability from Birmingham to Penzance, a 6 hour journey. On the return journey a seats were available on the Penzance to Taunton and Birmingham to Wigan services but no availability from Taunton to Birmingham. A 3 hour journey. After a number of phone calls to Timeline they managed to supply me with paper seat reservations which I collected from Bolton Station. Very poor. I will purchase my tickets from Bolton Station next time.