More than 20 units will open in Terminal 2 when the airport's transformation programme is complete, including Chanel, LEGO, Greggs and Wetherspoons

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Manchester Airport will have its first-ever JD Wetherspoon pub next year when the second phase of its £1.3billion transformation programme of Terminal 2 is complete. The Wetherspoons joins other major brands including Chanel, Pandora, LEGO and Greggs.

Manchester Airport has issued a warning to passengers as several airlines are set to move from Terminals 1 and 3 to the revamped Terminal 2. The airport has released a list of the affected airlines along with their respective dates of transition. At this point, 11 airlines including Jet2 are included in the shift.

Luxury brands including Chanel and a Fever-Tree bar will be situated in a Boutique Mall, while Lego, Pandora and Rituals will be located on a high street style shopping strip called The Avenue, which will link up with the existing departure lounge in a section of Terminal 2 that is already open.

Manchester Airport's new Terminal 2 will feature a number of food and drink outlets, including the airport's first-ever JD Wetherspoon pub when it opens this summer.

More than 20 retail, bar and restaurant units will open in Terminal 2 next summer, including the airport's first Wetherspoons, a Greggs and a Fever-Tree cocktail and champagne bar