Chief executive Chris Woodroofe said the airport was hopeful of reaching 40 million passengers a year over the next five years, adding there were several specific routes – including Riyadh and Tokyo – he'd like to add to Manchester's departure board over that same period.
"Equally, North America, South America and Africa are all places where we could expand our footprint," Woodroofe added.
His comments come with seven new European and Mediterranean short-haul routes set to take off from Manchester this year, including flights to Bodrum (SunExpress), Castellon (Ryanair), La Palma (Jet2), Montpellier (easyJet), Palermo (Jet2), Preveza (easyJet) and Samos (Jet2).
