In 1995, the airport was sold to National Express and then, in March 2001, was acquired by the Manchester Airports Group, which was at that time the second-largest owner of UK airports.
В 1995 аэропорт был продан National Express Group, а затем, в марте 2001, аэропорт купила Manchester Airports Group, на сегодняшний день крупнейший оператор аэропортов британского происхождения.