As the man responsible for putting the word "International" into the airport name through my marketing group some years back (My only rationale at the time being, as I recall, "Well you fly to Majorca don't you?!) I wish the airport continued success. Also, living near the site isn't all bad news - I've had three overpriced offers for my apartment in Rawdon this past year alone, all from flight crew or airport personnel. The airport's growth plans are a nice counter to the bad news emanating from ITV Yorkshire yesterday...

Paul Whitaker

Re the reference to "local NIMBYs". I assume such people do not live near Leeds Bradford. Spare a thought for the people who live near Leeds Bradford and did not buy at a time when massive expansion of the airport was planned. Leeds Bradford is a small, regional airport and should remain so.

Edward Chatterton

I would agree that transport links to Leeds Bradford are seriously lacking, as well as the facilities (shopping, refreshments) which are all part of the Airport experience. Having used many small airports (especially Spain), I realise that Leeds Bradford has to be the only one without a motorway link for users. They may develop the Airport buildings, but what's the point without motorway or train links? The transport links will never happen due to restrictions of development of green land and the local NIMBYs. Maybe the West Yorkshire councils have sold a white elephant to the equity firm? In the meantime the brand new user-friendly Doncaster Airport has great expansion plans, space to achieve it and a planned motorway link...

Debra Stretton

I would agree that transport links to Leeds Bradford are seriously lacking, as well as the facilities (shopping, refreshments) which are all part of the Airport experience. Having used many small airports (especially Spain), I realise that Leeds Bradford has to be the only one without a motorway link for users. They may develop the Airport buildings, but what's the point without motorway or train links? The transport links will never happen due to restrictions of development of green land and the local NIMBYs. Maybe the West Yorkshire councils have sold a white elephant to the equity firm? In the meantime the brand new user-friendly Doncaster Airport has great expansion plans, space to achieve it and a planned motorway link...

Debra Stretton

All quiet on the transport hub front then? any plan to drive passenger numbers up will only lead to more transport problems in an already congested area. There must be a highways impact study somewhere, that highlights this issue. The fact that the whole Airport enterprise is in completely the wrong location, appears of no concern to those charged with delivering the regional economic strategy. Again I rest my case, as more money gets ready to burn.

David Scougall

Bravo - let's hope current plans come to fruition then - hopefully into Heathrow or City Airports, so we can have a competitor to the prices charged to business users by the railways!

Charles Escott

We keep hearing about this development scheme, but any one thought of a railway link to the airport?! There are 2 railway lines passing close to the airport (less than a mile each) from each side. The one from Horsforth goes through farms and it would not be so difficult to extend it to the airport (no need to demolish any buildings). Just a thought!

Firas Al-Fadhili