Leeds Bradford® Airport
Leeds Bradford (LBA) is the international gateway airport for the Leeds City Region and Yorkshire in Northern England. 5.4m people reside in Yorkshire 31.68m visits to the city of Leeds alone in 2023 boosting the economy by 2.7 billion...
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Airline in focus: Jet2.com
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We profile Jet2.com, the UK low-cost carrier with its main base at Leeds Bradford Airport and attendee at World Routes 2019.
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Monarch one year on - how the market reacted
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On the first anniversary of the demise of Monarch, Routesonline looks at what happened to the routes operated by the UK leisure carrier at the time...
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Monarch landing slots set to be reallocated following High Court ruling
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Take-off and landing slots at London Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham that were previously controlled by collapsed carrier Monarch Airlines are...
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Monarch administrators seek judicial review over slots sale
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KPMG is to seek a judicial review after it emerged Monarch could be stripped of its take-off and landing slots, thought to be worth about £60m.
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Route Exchange airline opportunity: Lisbon-Leeds Bradford
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Routesonline's monthly profile of an unserved, underserved or upcoming route as featured on Route Exchange. This month we take a look at the case...
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Monarch ceases trading – why did the airline go bust?
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Routesonline looks at what went wrong at collapsed British airline - from terrorist attacks to fierce competition from low-cost carriers.
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Route rundown: FCO - DEL, PVG - CEB, LBA - DUS
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Airport Strategy & Marketing provides expert insight into three of this week's stand-out new routes
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Eastern Airways grows its niche French regional operation
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Eastern Airways adds three new routes from Rodez Aveyron Airport, in southwest France. The city is the capital of the Aveyron department, which is...
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BA’s Leeds Bradford route helps deliver Yorkshire connectivity
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When British Airways first announced its plans to serve Leeds Bradford many observers so the decision as little more than as an avenue to protect...
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Ryanair continues Eastern Europe advance with opening of Sofia base
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Ryanair will station three Boeing 737-800s in Sofia from the end of October 2016 to support a network of 90 flights across 21 routes and which are...
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Aurigny uses E-Jet range to fly to the Mediterranean
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This growth represents a notable change in the network strategy from the state-controlled airline and sees it using the additional capabilities of...
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KLM returns to Valencia as part of summer 2016 short-haul network growth
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KLM will introduce a daily service to Valencia from its Amsterdam Schiphol hub, its first flights on the city pair since May 1993. These will...
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Aer Lingus Regional grows Ireland – UK connectivity
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Around 14 million annual seats are available between Ireland and the UK with this year’s offering the largest this decade and up 4.8 per cent on...
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Leeds Bradford Expects Second Record Month in September
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August 2015 represented a year-on-year increase of four per cent in the total number of passengers travelling through the airport underpinned by...
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Jet2 Plays MAX Advantage to Place First Aircraft Order
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The airline, which supports seat-only and package holiday demand between the UK and destinations across Europe, the Mediterranean and into North...
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Eastern Airways Expands Leeds Bradford Offering
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UK regional airline, Eastern Airways will increase services between Yorkshire-based airport, Leeds Bradford and Southampton with an additional...
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Thomson Holidays Boosts UK Leisure Offering for Summer 2016
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TUI UK’s summer 2016 growth continues the UK’s largest holiday company’s strategy to ensure customers across the UK can fly from their local...
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UK Regional Airports and Airlines to Bid for new Route Funding
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This ‘start up aid’ will be made available from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund which was announced by the UK government in June 2013 and is...
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Passenger Numbers Take-Off at London's Airports
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Two of Britain’s biggest airports recorded the highest passenger numbers ever in 2014, alongside many other UK airports who have recorded an...
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Flybe to Open Aberdeen and Bournemouth Bases
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UK low-fare regional carrier Flybe is to reopen its base at Aberdeen, begin base operations from Bournemouth and launch a new limited programme of...