Leeds Bradford Prepare for Busiest Christmas Ever
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) are preparing for the busiest ever Christmas and New Year with 100,000 passengers expected to pass through the airport over the 2 week holiday period. The festive rush tops off another successful year for the airport which has seen more than 3.2 million travel through the terminal.
Press Release
Over the festive period thousands of passengers will be flying from Yorkshire’s gateway airport jetting off home to be with loved ones or to take advantage of the wide choice of flight and holidays to over 20 sun, ski and city destinations.
The Canary hotspot of Tenerife is the top selling destination as holidaymakers go in search of winter sun over the festive season. For those wanting to play golf and enjoy a well earned Christmas break , the Algarve is proving a popular choice.
Skiers meanwhile are sloping off to 5 countries across Europe taking advantage of the airports widest ever choice of ski flights and holidays, with Geneva being the most popular gateway serving the French and Swiss Alps.
With excellent deals on offer it is not surprising that short breaks are also popular with Paris and Amsterdam joined by Dublin this year as the airports top selling city destinations.
The introduction of new domestic services to Southampton, Aberdeen and Jersey will now allow passengers to avoid road works or rail delays as they fly home this Christmas and we expect our most popular regional flights will be to London Heathrow, Belfast and Glasgow.
Tony Hallwood, Aviation Development Director at Leeds Bradford Airport, said:
“We look forward to welcoming passengers to Leeds Bradford over the festive period and our airport team will make the start of their Xmas Getaway as relaxing as possible.
As record numbers of passengers take advantage of our wide choice of destinations searching for some sun or snow, we also look forward to giving our overseas visitors a truly warm Yorkshire welcome.’’
For more information on destinations on offer from Leeds Bradford visit www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk.
-ENDS-
Tony Hallwood would be pleased to provide an interview, call 07793 709188 to arrange
or email tony.hallwood@lbia.co.uk
Notes for Editors
Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) international gateway airport
- LBA was the fastest growing airport in England in 2013.
- LBA serves 70 direct destinations across 23 countries flying with 10 major airlines.
- LBA offers flights to 8 capital cities and provides multi daily frequencies to 3 major hub airports of London Heathrow, Amsterdam and Dublin which offer over 100 connections to worldwide destinations.
- 3 new airlines have commenced operations at LBA over the last 2 years; British Airways, Aer Lingus and Monarch.