By it is anticipated that in excess of 4 million visitors will use the airport annually. Park2Travel Indoor Leeds Really speedy pick-up and return to park. Driver was great. Mr Froggett 5 out of 5. Home Airport Parking Airport Hotels. Search and save on Looking for? Post-war Throughout the s and s, the airport grew rapidly. Recent history Large sums of money were invested in Leeds Bradford Airport during the s. These works were completed in and enabled Jumbo jets Boeing to operate from the airport opening up important transatlantic routes, the first of which was to Toronto.
By over , passengers passed through the airport. Due to new legislation under the Airports Acts all airports must be operated by Limited Companies, the five councils of West Yorkshire became shareholders in the airport. The night time flight restriction for quieter aircraft was lifted in The million passengers a year landmark was achieved in , which compares to just over 2 million in This leaves Leeds Bradford airport lagging well behind other regional airports.
Airports, which offer low cost flyers, are the airports, which are gaining numbers the fastest as shown by the table below.
Stansted and East Midland airports have enjoyed staggering growth whilst the big 3 Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports show minimal increase. A Monarch Airbus A at the airport in In Leeds became an operational base for the airline. Work on the airport terminal has been ongoing since , and the result of this has been significant growth in terminal size and passenger facilities.
In nearly 2. Much of the growth in passenger numbers since has been due to the introduction of scheduled flights by the based low-cost airline Jet2. Since the airport has been home to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. XXX aircraft, which proved difficult due to the runways being too short to comfortably operate these aircraft.
Safety speed that which the aircraft needs to be flown and controlled on a single engine was not reached until over flying central Leeds if taking off in that direction - with obviously drastic results should things go wrong on take-off. In addition, the airfield sloped downhill, meaning that it was necessary to land at RAF Linton-on-Ouse 20 miles away if the wind was coming from the wrong direction.
Yeadon was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force and became part of firstly 13 Group, then 12 Group at a later date. In January it was transferred to the Ministry of Aircraft Production, whereupon Avro built a shadow factory for the production of Albermarles, Anson's, Lancasters, Yorks, and Lincolns.
It was also used by Hawker Aircraft for development work on its Tornado design. RAF Yeadon finally closed in The Airfield area at Leeds Bradford Airport, much of which may be subject to further airport development as set out in the masterplan.
In line with government recommendations, Leeds Bradford Airport published a masterplan. However, since then the airport has been privatised and the new plans of Bridgepoint Capital deviate in areas from the masterplan.
The plans that Bridgepoint Capital published were approved by Leeds City Council in July , despite much criticism from protesters. The plans were originally rejected by Leeds City Council on the grounds of further traffic generated from an enlarged airport. The revised plans included the provision of further bus services, however no commitment was made to invest in a rail or light rail link, although the plan continues to be considered.
Incidentally, neither the previously proposed Leeds Supertram or the currently proposed Leeds Trolleybus go to Leeds Bradford International Airport, although each would have a terminus a few miles away at Bodington Hall , Lawnswood. In the airport published a master plan in line with government recommendations. The master plan set out the following proposals for future development: [7] [8] [9].
The master plan sets out the stages of development for Leeds Bradford Airport over the next 10 years and outlines general proposals for the period from to It is estimated that by the airport will handle in excess of 5. Both Flybe and Ryanair have expressed an interest in expanding their routes at the airport, with Ryanair announcing intentions to base aircraft there. Bridgepoint Capital and Leeds City Council hope that by redeveloping the airport, it will attract even more companies, jobs and people to the area which already has a population of 2.
The plans involve building in front of the current terminal building, effectively turning the current crescent -shaped building into a semicircle. As the current terminal buildings are the product of 40 years of extensions, there is no continuity to the layout and the buildings can become very congested.
The extension would be set over two stories and would facilitate new departure and arrival facilities. The ground floor will house new check-in halls, while on the first floor there will be a large departure lounge, featuring a glass roof.
It is estimated that with the completion of the airport extension and the forecast new flights, an extra 2, jobs will be generated at the airport. Since the airport terminal has been remodeled with adoption of a more conventional layout with arrivals on the ground floor with the exception of passport control and departures on the first floor with the exception of both check-in halls, security and gates which are served by a sports bar, Camden Food Company and a WH Smiths , also on the ground floor.
The first floor area encompassing Burger King has been moved from land-side to air-side. A new shopping and dining area has been created on the first floor. New self-park car parking areas have been built to the North East of the site and are linked to the terminal by shuttle buses.
Leeds and Bradford councils jointly bought the airport site at Yeadon in , [15] which opened as Yeadon Aerodrome in In October plans to privatise the airport were confirmed when Bradford Council became the last of the five controlling councils to agree to sell off the airport to the private sector.
On 4 April the five controlling councils announced that Bridgepoint Capital had been selected as the preferred bidder. Ryanair Boeing at Leeds Bradford. As of the facility was under construction, meant to accommodate pilots, cabin crew, and "behind the scenes" employees.
Bus services that link the airport include the flying tiger operated by Yorkshire Tiger which operates every 20 minutes.
The extends on to connect with Harrogate. A service is planned to be restarted to York in the near future. Services to Leeds and Bradford link the airport with the National Rail network via Leeds railway station Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square and connects with long distance coach services at Leeds City bus station and Bradford Interchange.
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