VIDEO: Manchester Airport spreads puppy love to celebrate Chinese New Year
Stuffed toy dogs have been attached to the luggage of passengers flying with Hainan Airlines
Last updated 16th Feb 2018
The luggage carousel at Manchester Airport was an unusual sight this morning as passengers were greeted with cuddly toy dogs attached to their suitcases for Chinese New Year!
More than 250 stuffed toys were given out to people arriving from Beijing to mark "The Year of the Dog".
Passengers were quick to take out their phones and film the carousel as each suitcase emerged with a dog attached to it - a Chinese Lion dancer was also on hand to help with the celebrations.
A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “What better way to see in The Year of the Dog than by giving our Chinese passengers their very own cuddly toy dog upon arrival to the UK’s global gateway in the North. We’ve had direct routes to China since 2014 and each year our Chinese New Year celebrations get bigger and bigger. We’d like to thank all our passengers for flying through Manchester and wish them a very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year.”
The surprise was part of Manchester Airport’s Chinese New Year Celebrations as it marks being the only airport outside of London to have direct flights to Beijing and Hong Kong. The airport has been transformed with Chinese lanterns and all week passengers have been surprised with the airport choir singing, and a Chinese dance flash mob.