Last updated: 19 September 2026
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Fly Manchester Airport uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit https://flymanchesterairport.co.uk/.
Fly Manchester Airport is an independent airport information website. We are not Manchester Airport, Manchester Airports Group, an airline or a government organisation.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, phone or other device when you visit a website. They help websites function securely, remember preferences and understand how visitors use their services.
Similar technologies, including local storage, pixels, tags and scripts, may perform related functions. In this policy, we refer to all these technologies collectively as cookies.
How we use cookies
We may use cookies for the following purposes:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to operate securely and correctly. They may be used to:
• Protect the website against malicious traffic and automated attacks
• Maintain website security
• Deliver pages efficiently
• Balance traffic between servers
• Remember your cookie choices
• Enable essential WordPress functions
Where permitted by law, strictly necessary cookies may be used without your consent because the website cannot function properly without them.
Performance and analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website, including which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive at the website and whether technical errors occur.
We will only use analytics cookies where legally permitted and, where consent is required, after you have provided consent through our cookie controls.
If analytics services are added or changed, this policy and our cookie controls will be updated accordingly.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies may remember choices you make or support additional website features.
These may be used by services such as:
- Live flight information tools
- Interactive maps
- Embedded videos
- Transport or booking widgets
- Other third-party content
Some embedded services may set their own cookies. Where consent is legally required, these services will not be loaded until you make an appropriate choice.
Advertising and affiliate cookies
Some pages may contain affiliate links to travel, parking, hotel, transport or other third-party services.
When you click an affiliate link, the third-party website or affiliate network may place a cookie on your device. This allows the provider to recognise that you arrived through our website and may enable us to receive a commission if you complete a booking or purchase, at no additional cost to you.
These cookies are controlled by the relevant third party. Please review the privacy and cookie policies of the website you visit. Further information is available in our Affiliate Disclosure.
Cookies used by our website
The cookies used may vary depending on the website features, security settings and services active at the time of your visit.
Cloudflare security cookies
We use Cloudflare to help protect and deliver the website. Depending on the security checks applied to your visit, Cloudflare may set cookies including:
__cf_bm
Purpose: Helps distinguish legitimate visitors from automated traffic and supports protection against malicious bots.
Typical duration: Expires after approximately 30 minutes of inactivity.
cf_clearance
Purpose: Stores evidence that a visitor has successfully completed a Cloudflare security challenge.
Typical duration: Depends on the security configuration and challenge settings.
Other temporary Cloudflare security cookies may be used during error handling, rate limiting or security checks.
WordPress cookies
WordPress may set cookies for essential website functions. These may include:
wordpress_test_cookie
Purpose: Checks whether your browser supports cookies.
Typical duration: Browser session.
wordpress_logged_in_*
Purpose: Keeps authorised website users signed in.
Typical duration: Session or selected login period.
wp-settings-* and wp-settings-time-*
Purpose: Stores interface preferences for authorised WordPress users.
Typical duration: Up to one year.
Login and administration cookies generally apply only to authorised website administrators and do not normally affect ordinary visitors.
Caching cookies
Our website may use caching technology provided by our hosting or performance services. A temporary cookie may be used to deliver the correct version of a page and improve loading speed.
Cookie consent cookies
When our cookie management system is active, it may store a cookie recording whether you accepted, rejected or customised non-essential cookies. This prevents the consent banner from appearing on every page during each visit.
Third-party websites and services
Our website may link to or display content from third-party websites. These providers may use cookies according to their own policies.
Possible third-party services may include:
• Flight information providers
• Google services
• Map providers
• Video platforms
• Hotel, parking and transport providers
• Affiliate networks
• Booking platforms
We do not control cookies placed directly by third-party websites after you leave our website.
Your cookie choices
Where a cookie banner is displayed, you can use it to:
• Accept non-essential cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Select particular cookie categories
• Change or withdraw your choices later
Rejecting non-essential cookies will not prevent access to the main information on our website, although certain embedded features may not function correctly.
Managing cookies through your browser
Most browsers allow you to view, delete or block cookies through their privacy settings. You may also configure your browser to notify you before a cookie is stored.
Blocking all cookies may affect essential website functionality. Instructions are normally available in your browser’s help or privacy section.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change our website, introduce new services, use different cookies or need to reflect legal or regulatory developments.
The latest version will always be available on this page. The date at the top shows when it was most recently updated.
Contact us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact:
Fly Manchester Airport
Email: contact@flymanchesterairport.co.uk
Website: https://flymanchesterairport.co.uk/