MANCHESTER UNITED’S £2billion new stadium plans are under threat from Manchester Airport as the 200m towers may disrupt flight paths.
Images of the new stadium were first released last week, featuring a concourse area twice the size of Trafalgar Square.
A huge canopy is set to cover the complex and will be supported by three towers, two measuring 150m and the third towering at 200m.
Officials say the towers, a centrepiece of the ‘iconic’ design, will be visible from Liverpool.
But they will also disrupt flights arriving to and departing from Manchester Airport.
The airport is just four miles from the new stadium’s proposed location.
That location is within a zone where any proposed structure standing more than 90m needs the airport’s sign off before it can be built.
Talks between Man Utd and Manchester Airport are yet to take place.
Manchester Airport opened in 1938 and serviced over 30 million passengers in 2024.
It is also set to grow in coming years, with plans in place to expand both terminals.
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United hope to move into their new home in just five years, and it is not yet clear how the stadium will be financed.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has suggested the club would have run out of money by Christmas if not for his dramatic cost-cutting measures.
These have included huge staff cuts and an end to free lunches in the staff canteen.
Man United chief executive Omar Berrada added the club intend to invest heavily in Ruben Amorim‘s squad despite the rocky finances.
He said: “We’re making some big efforts to get us in the best financial position.
“Even if we’re outside of [European competition], I think we will be in a position to invest in the squad.”
This comes as fans protested against the new ownership, with many believing he is stripping the club of its identity.
