/New era for Leeds Bradford as it completes first phase of redevelopment

LEEDS Bradford Airport has completed the first phase of its major multi-million pound redevelopment.

The travel hub has undergone a massive air side redevelopment and made improvements to the terminal front.

It has seen the entire departure lounge transformed with additional seating, plus a range of new shops, cafes, restaurants and bar areas.

There are also three purpose built lounges, The Yorkshire Lounge, The White Rose Suite and 1432 Club.

It has also refurbished its Saltaire restaurant and opened the new Cabin Bar.

The Sports Bar meanwhile, has been replaced with The Beer House, to cater for larger groups.

The revamp has also seen the opening of a new Starbucks, a Leeds United retail shop and extra seating

Works on the terminal front are now complete and include an improved Meet and Greet car-park facility, which allows passengers to pick up their cars front of the terminal building. The airport’s official taxi service, Arrow Cars, has relocated with a new office and taxi-lane now on the terminal forecourt.

Panels right across the front of the terminal building have been fully decorated with multicoloured versions of Welcome to Yorkshire’s famous ‘Y’ logo.

Chief executive David Laws said: “We are delighted to offer our passengers even more choice in our departure lounge, as well as improved facilities for business travellers. We hope people will see this as the start of things to come for this airport.

“Our passengers’ journey begins right here at the airport and it’s vital we give them the best possible experience. We have listened to their feedback and as the development of LBA continues, we hope to keep improving the customer experience and ensure our passengers feel welcome. We want the people of our thriving region to get behind their airport and help us move forward. The more people use the airport the more successful we can be.

“Work continues to improve our route offering for both

business and leisure services while we are now working on our exciting plans for phase two of the terminal infrastructure to improve security and passenger flow. We hope to have more exciting announcements in the very near future.”