Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Organisation Type:
- Airport
- IATA:
- LBA
- Website:
- http://www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 (0) 7793 709188
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Status update: “has updated their profile”
Facts (Overview)
Leeds Bradford (LBA) is the international gateway airport for Yorkshire, the largest region in the UK.
Yorkshire has a population of 5.6m (10% of UK's population) which is larger than the population of Scotland or Norway.
LBA offers 72 destinations across 22 countries serving Leeds and Bradford, two of the fastest growing cities in the UK and Europe.
17 new international routes have been introduced at LBA in 2010/11 and a further 5 already announced for 2012.
LBA was the fastest growing UK airport in 2010/11 with growth in excess of 10%.
The 3 millionth passenger will fly from LBA in early 2012.
In 2012 an £11m terminal investment will deliver a contemporary look and feel departure lounge (increased in size by 65%), enlarged security zone (increased in size by 40% and delivering upto 6 channels), a new covered walkway to aircraft stands, enlarged boarding gate zones, a wider choice of retail, food and bar alongside an extended duty free store, providing LBA with ‘best in class' regional airport facilities.
Figures
- Number of Terminals:
- 1
- Urban population:
- 2.9m Leeds City Region
- Total Catchment Population:
- 5.6m Yorkshire
- Number of Runways:
- 1
- Length of main runway (m):
- 2250M
- Operational Opening Hours:
- 24 Hours
- Ownership:
- Bridgepoint
- Number of Direct Destinations:
- 72
- List of Top 5 airlines:
- Jet2.com, Ryanair, Flybe, Bmi, easyJet
- Passenger Numbers (mppa):
- 2.95m
- Cargo Tonnes (p.a.):
- Number of Serving Airlines:
- 10
- Aircraft Parking Stands:
- 22 Accommodating up to B777
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Contacts
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Tony Hallwood
Commercial and Aviation Development Director
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Events
bmi 10th ANNIVERSAY LBA-EDI
Route continues to be a great success for airport and carrier.
The route was established in 1999 to provide a key link for business and leisure passengers between the two business hubs. bmi Regional now offers twice daily services out of Leeds Bradford to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Flights are available from just £35 one way.
Peter Kenworthy, commercial director of bmi Regional said:
"Such a landmark really demonstrates how popular the route is for both business and leisure travellers and our recent improvements to the schedule show our commitment to the region. bmi Regional has now been the UK's most punctual airline for four years running and we strive to provide our customers with the best possible level of service and added benefits to ensure a smooth and rewarding journey for all of our customers."
Tony Hallwood Leeds Bradford International Airport's Commercial Director commented;
'' The airport team are pleased to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Edinburgh route with bmi. Offering both business and leisure passengers a high levels of service and low fares we look forward to continuing our long established relationship with the airline into the next decade.''
bmi now offers paperless boarding on all domestic routes, allowing customers to check in online up to 24 hours in advance, choose their seat and have their boarding pass delivered electronically to their mobile phone or PDA as an MMS, avoiding check in queues and saving valuable travel time. Unlike paperless boarding with other airlines, which requires passengers to print their electronic barcode upon arrival at the airport, bmi passengers are able to scan the barcode directly from their mobile phone or PDA.
bmi Regional is an all jet fleet with business and economy fares and service, lounge facilities for business passengers and Diamond Club members and e-ticket and online check-in. bmi's regional, short haul and European departures now do not include fuel surcharges as part of the airline's commitment to offering the best value for money for travellers.
- Posted 09/09/2009
- Upcoming Key Routes
- 5
- Underserved Key Routes
- 7
- Unserved Key Routes
- 34
