Dublin from £16? Yes, from Manchester

Your weekly roundup of the best flight deals from Manchester Airport (MAN) is here - and this week it is an absolute stunner. We have 49 deals on the board, including some truly jaw-dropping European fares from as little as £16 return. Yes, sixteen pounds. Whether you fancy a long weekend in Dublin, a city break in Berlin or a sun-soaked escape to Alicante, Manchester has you covered. Read on for all the free Economy deals below, and scroll past the paywall for Business Class steals to New York, Dubai, Toronto and more.

Europe is where the real action is this week. Manchester has a phenomenal lineup of direct Economy fares across the continent, with several routes sitting at historically low prices. These will not last - book fast.

Good Deal - MAN → Dublin - £16 return | Direct | Usually £16-£157, saving 82% | Multiple Airlines | 30 Apr - 3 May (next week, around May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 30 Apr - 3 May (3 nights, £16) | 30 Apr - 4 May (4 nights, £16) | 30 Apr - 5 May (5 nights, £16)

Good Deal - MAN → Alicante - £16 return | Direct | Usually £16-£58, saving 57% | Multiple Airlines | 13 Jun - 16 Jun (weekend departure, in 1-2 months). Best dates: 13-16 Jun (3 nights, £16) | 13-17 Jun (4 nights, £16) | 13-18 Jun (5 nights, £16)

Good Deal - MAN → Copenhagen - £16 return | Direct | Usually £16-£114, saving 75% | Multiple Airlines | 24 Jun - 27 Jun (in 2-3 months). Best dates: 24-27 Jun (3 nights, £16) | 24-28 Jun (4 nights, £16) | 24-29 Jun (5 nights, £16)

Good Deal - MAN → Budapest - £17 return | Direct | Usually £17-£151, saving 80% | Multiple Airlines | 12 May - 15 May (in 2 weeks, around May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 12-15 May (3 nights, £17) | 12-16 May (4 nights, £17) | 12-17 May (5 nights, £17)

Good Deal - MAN → Faro - £17 return | Direct | Usually £17-£148, saving 79% | Multiple Airlines | 1 Jun - 4 Jun (around Spring Bank Holiday). Best dates: 1-4 Jun (3 nights, £17) | 1-5 Jun (4 nights, £17) | 1-6 Jun (5 nights, £17)

Good Deal - MAN → Barcelona - £17 return | Direct | Usually £17-£97, saving 70% | Multiple Airlines | 30 Jun - 3 Jul (in 2-3 months). Mediterranean beaches and culture. Best dates: 30 Jun - 3 Jul (3 nights, £17) | 30 Jun - 4 Jul (4 nights, £17) | 30 Jun - 5 Jul (5 nights, £17)

Good Deal - MAN → Berlin - £22 return | Direct | Usually £22-£246, saving 84% | Multiple Airlines | 2 Jun - 5 Jun (around Spring Bank Holiday). Best dates: 2-5 Jun (3 nights, £22) | 2-6 Jun (4 nights, £22) | 2-7 Jun (5 nights, £22)

Good Deal - MAN → Krakow - £22 return | Direct | Usually £22-£120, saving 69% | Multiple Airlines | 2 Jun - 5 Jun (around Spring Bank Holiday). Best dates: 2-5 Jun (3 nights, £22) | 2-6 Jun (4 nights, £22) | 2-7 Jun (5 nights, £22)

Good Deal - MAN → Vienna - £23 return | Direct | Usually £23-£104, saving 64% | Multiple Airlines | 12 May - 15 May (in 2 weeks, around May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 12-15 May (3 nights, £23) | 12-16 May (4 nights, £23) | 12-17 May (5 nights, £23)

Good Deal - MAN → Amsterdam - £24 return | Direct | Usually £24-£135, saving 70% | Multiple Airlines | 11 May - 14 May (in 2 weeks, around May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 11-14 May (3 nights, £24) | 11-15 May (4 nights, £24) | 11-16 May (5 nights, £24)

Good Deal - MAN → Malaga - £25 return | Direct | Usually £25-£173, saving 75% | Multiple Airlines | 6 May - 9 May (next week, on May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 6-9 May (3 nights, £25) | 6-10 May (4 nights, £25) | 6-11 May (5 nights, £25)

Good Deal - MAN → Lisbon - £25 return | Direct | Usually £25-£264, saving 83% | Multiple Airlines | 9 Jun - 12 Jun (in 1-2 months). Mild year-round with great shoulder season weather. Best dates: 9-12 Jun (3 nights, £25) | 9-13 Jun (4 nights, £25) | 9-14 Jun (5 nights, £25)

Good Deal - MAN → Palma Mallorca - £26 return | Direct | Usually £26-£56, saving 37% | Multiple Airlines | 15 Jun - 18 Jun (in 1-2 months). Best dates: 15-18 Jun (3 nights, £26) | 15-19 Jun (4 nights, £26) | 15-20 Jun (5 nights, £26)

Good Deal - MAN → Zurich - £26 return | Direct | Usually £26-£209, saving 78% | Multiple Airlines | 3 Jul - 6 Jul (in 2-3 months, Friday departure). Best dates: 3-6 Jul (3 nights, £26) | 3-7 Jul (4 nights, £26) | 3-8 Jul (5 nights, £26)

Good Deal - MAN → Paris - £21 return | Direct | Usually £21-£160, saving 77% | Multiple Airlines | 8 Jun - 11 Jun (in 1-2 months). Best dates: 8-11 Jun (3 nights, £21) | 8-12 Jun (4 nights, £21) | 8-13 Jun (5 nights, £21)

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Fancy crossing the Atlantic? There are some solid deals flying direct from Manchester this week, with Toronto leading the charge at a remarkable price.

Good Deal - MAN → Toronto (YYZ) - £324 return | Direct | Usually £324-£1,136, saving 56% | Multiple Airlines | 8 May - 13 May (in 2 weeks, near May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 8-13 May (5 nights, £324) | 8-15 May (7 nights, £324) | 8-18 May (10 nights, £324)

Good Deal - MAN → New York JFK - £657 return | Direct | Usually £657-£790, saving 9% | Multiple Airlines | 22 Jun - 27 Jun (in 2-3 months). Best dates: 22-27 Jun (5 nights, £657) | 22-29 Jun (7 nights, £657) | 22 Jun - 2 Jul (10 nights, £657)

Good Deal - MAN → Las Vegas - £731 return | Direct | Usually £731-£1,527, saving 35% | Multiple Airlines | 31 May - 5 Jun (in 1-2 months, Sunday departure, around Spring Bank Holiday). Best dates: 31 May - 5 Jun (5 nights, £731) | 31 May - 7 Jun (7 nights, £731) | 31 May - 10 Jun (10 nights, £731)

Good Deal - MAN → Orlando - £542 return | Direct | Usually £542-£726, saving 15% | Multiple Airlines | 16 Jul - 21 Jul (in 2-3 months). Theme parks and Florida sunshine at 22 degrees. Best dates: 16-21 Jul (5 nights, £542) | 16-23 Jul (7 nights, £542) | 16-26 Jul (10 nights, £542)

Good Deal - MAN → Atlanta - £807 return | Direct | Usually £807-£962, saving 9% | Multiple Airlines | 4 Jul - 9 Jul (in 2-3 months, Saturday departure). Best dates: 4-9 Jul (5 nights, £807) | 4-11 Jul (7 nights, £807) | 4-14 Jul (10 nights, £807)

Long-haul from Manchester is very much alive and well. The Asia-Pacific region has a couple of solid economy deals worth your attention this week.

Good Deal - MAN → Delhi - £300 return | Direct | Usually £291-£367, saving 9% | Multiple Airlines | 7 May - 12 May (in 2 weeks, near May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 7-12 May (5 nights, £300) | 7-14 May (7 nights, £300) | 7-17 May (10 nights, £300)

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Good Deal - MAN → Cancun - £328 return | Direct | Usually £305-£662 | Multiple Airlines | 12 May - 17 May (in 2 weeks, around May Bank Holiday). Beach paradise with warm Caribbean waters at 28 degrees. Best dates: 12-17 May (5 nights, £328) | 12-19 May (7 nights, £328) | 12-22 May (10 nights, £328)

Manchester Airport (MAN) punches well above its weight for a regional UK airport. It offers direct routes to all of the European destinations above, plus direct long-haul to North America, the Middle East and Asia - no need to connect through London. For European budget travel, MAN is particularly strong for Spanish destinations including Malaga, Alicante and Palma, as well as city breaks to Dublin, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and Budapest. Midweek departures (Tuesday and Wednesday) consistently show the lowest fares in this week's data, so if your schedule is flexible, avoid peak weekend slots.

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This week's Business Class lineup from Manchester is seriously impressive. Fifteen premium cabin deals are on the board, covering North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Here are the highlights worth booking right now.

Good Deal - MAN → New York JFK (Business Class) - £2,039 return | Direct | Usually £2,039-£4,310, saving 36% - that is over £1,100 off | Multiple Airlines | 5 Jul - 10 Jul (in 2-3 months, Sunday departure). Best dates: 5-10 Jul (5 nights, £2,039) | 5-12 Jul (7 nights, £2,039) | 5-15 Jul (10 nights, £2,039)

Good Deal - MAN → Toronto (Business Class) - £1,954 return | Direct | Usually £1,890-£6,765, saving 55% - an extraordinary saving of over £2,300 | Multiple Airlines | 21 Aug - 26 Aug (around Summer Bank Holiday, Friday departure). Best dates: 21-26 Aug (5 nights, £1,954) | 21-28 Aug (7 nights, £1,954) | 21-31 Aug (10 nights, £1,954)

Good Deal - MAN → Atlanta (Business Class) - £2,451 return | Direct | Usually £2,451-£3,256, saving 14% - save over £400 | Multiple Airlines | 4 Jul - 9 Jul (in 2-3 months, Saturday departure). Best dates: 4-9 Jul (5 nights, £2,451) | 4-11 Jul (7 nights, £2,451) | 4-14 Jul (10 nights, £2,451)

Good Deal - MAN → Las Vegas (Business Class) - £3,281 return | Direct | Usually £3,281-£4,252, saving 13% - save nearly £500 | Multiple Airlines | 5 Jul - 10 Jul (in 2-3 months, Sunday departure). Best dates: 5-10 Jul (5 nights, £3,281) | 5-12 Jul (7 nights, £3,281) | 5-15 Jul (10 nights, £3,281)

Good Deal - MAN → Orlando (Business Class) - £2,146 return | Direct | Usually £2,146-£7,893, saving 57% - save nearly £2,900 | Multiple Airlines | 16 Jul - 21 Jul (in 2-3 months). Florida in Business Class for an incredible price. Best dates: 16-21 Jul (5 nights, £2,146) | 16-23 Jul (7 nights, £2,146) | 16-26 Jul (10 nights, £2,146)

Good Deal - MAN → Dubai (Business Class) - £2,796 return | Direct | Usually £2,796-£3,053, saving 4% | Multiple Airlines | 2 Jun - 7 Jun (in 1-2 months, around Spring Bank Holiday). Desert warmth and luxury at 27 degrees. Best dates: 2-7 Jun (5 nights, £2,796) | 2-9 Jun (7 nights, £2,796) | 2-12 Jun (10 nights, £2,796)

Good Deal - MAN → Abu Dhabi (Business Class) - £2,756 return | Direct | Usually £2,747-£2,805 | Multiple Airlines | 7 May - 12 May (in 2 weeks, near May Bank Holiday). Emirates warmth and culture. Best dates: 7-12 May (5 nights, £2,756) | 7-14 May (7 nights, £2,756) | 7-17 May (10 nights, £2,756)

Good Deal - MAN → Doha (Business Class) - £3,211 return | Direct | Usually £3,211-£3,239 | Multiple Airlines | 22 Jul - 27 Jul (in 3 months). Best dates: 22-27 Jul (5 nights, £3,211) | 22-29 Jul (7 nights, £3,211) | 22 Jul - 1 Aug (10 nights, £3,211)

Good Deal - MAN → Hong Kong (Business Class) - £3,739 return | Direct | Usually £3,730-£6,140, saving 24% - over £1,100 off | Multiple Airlines | 7 May - 12 May (in 2 weeks, near May Bank Holiday). Best dates: 7-12 May (5 nights, £3,739) | 7-14 May (7 nights, £3,739) | 7-17 May (10 nights, £3,739)

Not quite ready to splash out on a full Business Class ticket? These long-haul Economy deals are still an excellent way to experience Manchester's global connections at a great price.

Manchester Airport (MAN) is one of the most underutilised premium hubs in the UK. Here is how to make the most of it this week:

If you are considering using points rather than cash for any of these premium routes, Award Travel Finder regularly tracks Business Class award availability on routes like MAN to New York, Dubai and Hong Kong. A well-timed points redemption could get you into a flat bed for a fraction of the cash price.

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