Airport’s passenger numbers take off in record summer

Leeds Bradford Airport has this summer welcomed more than 120,000 passengers in a week for the first time in its history.

This record was set during the week beginning August 7 in the peak of summer holiday season.

Last week saw 120,000 passengers travel through once again. LBA has now welcomed two million passengers since April 1 this year.

August Bank Holiday getaway bookings are looking “extremely healthy”, the airport said, as people jet off before the end of the school holidays.

David Laws, chief executive at LBA, said: “It has been a fantastic summer season here at LBA and these passenger figures show how the airport is going from strength-to-strength. We now have the widest choice of flights available from LBA. It is that, coupled with the focus on further improving the passenger experience, that has sparked this growth.

“There is a rising demand for air travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region and our ambition is to meet that by offering the very best choice of destinations for both business and leisure passengers. This will in turn boost the contribution we make to the regional economy. These milestones have only been achieved because of the team effort across the whole of LBA, so I would like to thank everyone for their contribution.”