Greater Manchester Police has appointed a new commander for Manchester Airport.
Superintendent Helen Caldbeck is the first female commander overseeing the airport and the most senior female Special Operations officer.
She is also a Tactical Firearms Commander and along with Chief Inspector Gayle Brister, makes up an all-female management team at the airport.
Supt Caldbeck said: “The airport is like its own mini police force, GMP’s ‘11th district’. We have neighbourhood officers, response teams, an intelligence unit, planners, our own CID and, uniquely at GMP, armed and unarmed officers.
“GMP officers are out on patrol all the time, on foot or in armed response vehicles, to make sure we always have a visible presence.
“The armed officers will also pick up ‘normal’ policing jobs while they are on patrol.
“Our main aim is to keep people safe, including people travelling through and the 25,000 people working at the airport.
“There are a large number of businesses in and around the airport, including shops and hotels, and we are right on the edge of a major traffic network.
“We are currently setting out the priorities for the next 12 months and they include strengthening our relationships with the Manchester Airports Group, solving issues around the airport including vehicle crime, improving our response to incidents and having more visible policing.”
