Jane Danson, whose character Leanne Battersby runs a pizza restaurant on screen, cut the ribbon at the new mezzanine food and bar area at Terminal One.
But the 28-year-old actress said she was sure the sparkling new outlets would be fine without her advice.
She added that there was no doubt they would be in for a brighter future than her own fledgling venture.
"I'm pretty sure they will be a lot more successful than Leanne's restaurant!" she said. "It's early days yet for her new business but I'm sure there may be trouble around the corner."
The glittering new dining area includes a self-serve food court with a difference.
The Real Food Company provide food from across the region including Lancashire Hotpot and Manchester tart - and it's all made on the premises.
Panoramic views
Elsewhere, passengers can enjoy a pre-flight pint at Bar MCR or a sit-down meal at a Giraffe Restaurant, while taking in panoramic views of the runway.
And when it is due to be completed in summer 2009 the airport's busiest terminal will have a new look aimed at relieving the stress of going on holiday.
The whole security process will be moved forward to behind check-in.
After being screened passengers will then be free to explore restaurants and bars without worrying about further checks.
The airport's commercial retail director, Andrew Harrison, said: "The whole thing is two-fold. We want to make the airport a less stressful place for customers and by going through security first they are then free to relax, do some shopping and maybe have a couple of drinks.
"Also, as an airport we need to make the most out of people who come here. We now make very little from the flights themselves so it is important to find revenue in other ways."
He added: "We've worked very hard to get the mix right and we're expecting more than five million passengers a year to eat and drink here so it's an important part of our redevelopment."
The new outbound control area is scheduled to open next spring. But it's the new duty free store and shopping mall, scheduled for 2009, that grabbed Jane's attention.
"I've been told that when the shopping area is finished it will be as big as Market Street," she said. "How amazing would that be? - I'll be paying it a visit."
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Manchester by Day (24/10/2007 at 16:42)
Harvey Cressington-Wallace (24/10/2007 at 18:40)
There was a time when the Queen would have opened up a new terminal not someone who is known to, well, who knows?
I really should have stayed in India.
Super Red, Malta (24/10/2007 at 19:23)
1) Create a security scare which restricts passengers from carrying liquids in hand luggage, subjects them to long queues and once through security you have them by the short and curlies to charge or overcharge whatever you like for liquid refreshments.
2) Create a security scare so that you can restrict access to normal passenger traffic and by so doing charge or overcharge exorbitant car parking fees.
3) Create a security scare so that you can devise another ruse to rob the fare paying passenger or the operating airline of their hard earned dosh so that they will take their custom elsewhere.
4) Create an aisle where airport staff can queue up to collect their dole money with collection boxes at the end for the goodwill donations from airport staff and the odd passing passenger.
Or, alternatively wait for Father Christmas to come along and disgorge all his wonderful presents.
Problem solved, piece of cake.
Then when you wake up and discover that the world doesn't owe you a living, wonder where it all went wrong.
Oh! you already do all that do you? One lives and learns.
Steven (24/10/2007 at 19:44)
reppick, salford (25/10/2007 at 03:27)