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TheMoodieReport.com: "Picture Gallery: Manchester T2; Phil Shilson's dream ticket - 15/12/05
Source: �The Moodie Report
By Martin Moodie
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The ultimate in Alpha�s
�joined-up thinking':
The Moodie Report Picture Gallery
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Terminal 2
Terminal 3
Terminal 1
Arrivals
�Manchester Airport is very, very important to us,� says David King, Executive Director of Alpha Airports Group. �We have about 1,500 people here and about 20% of our turnover.� Back to the main story.

That�s an important context in which to place the retail-to-catering company�s offer at the UK�s third-largest airport. Manchester handles over 20 million passengers a year and is enjoying significant passenger growth and route expansion, partly driven by low cost carrier growth.

Across the three terminals Alpha has a diverse retail offer, reflecting the varying nature not only of the passenger base in each but also the architecture and modernity of the premises. The jewel in the crown is terminal two where the recently revamped liquor, tobacco and specialities area is among the best retail refurbishments The Moodie Report has witnessed in recent years.

On a day-to-day basis it is in the capable hands of General Manager Phil Shilson, an 18-year company veteran and one of its most popular figures. �I�m the Alpha old boy,� he laughs. �I was with Alpha in T1 when we first won it.�

Actually he�s not so old and his enthusiasm and passion for the task at hand is totally infectious. �If you like airports and if you like retail it doesn�t get any better than this � it�s the dream ticket,� he says. So join The Moodie Report � and Phil Shilson � as we view the"