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Runway 32/14
That should answer your question...
Err.....no, actually.
It took me all of 20 seconds of Googling to find a website claiming that Edinburgh was the largest financial centre outside of London. And another 20 seconds to find another one making a similar claim for Manchester.
I wouldn't deny, for a moment, that Leeds is home to a significant financial services industry. But you need to interpret that description broadly. How much of that is retail banking, insurance, mortgage administration etc? Bog standard consumer finance. I'm sorry, but it's hardly investment banking - certainly not the sort of high calibre finance that generates a significant demand for intercontinental air travel.