Not everyone heading for the UK is going to London, so if you are heading elsewhere or you want easy connections to Ireland and Scandinavia then you're best routing to Manchester rather than London. The three Emirates flights from Dubai to Manchester will link into the Qantas services, and one of...

If London isn't your UK destination then the new tie-up with Emirates means it is easy to avoid the chaos at Heathrow, particularly in immigration. Manchester is a brilliant airport, and has far better connections to other cities in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia since Heathrow is so slot-constr...