New Airport Identity
 

Got the ideal buyer Sir Richard Branson, just think .......
Leeds Virgin International Airport.
He use's the airport for his own fleet of airline just like jet2, we all get the destinations we all want, he ploughs loads of cash into the airport to bring it upto date with most international airports and last but not least we all get the payrise WE all deserve!!
Thats what I call a deal, what you all think of that one.

Astraeus Tenerife
 

Just had a look on the Mytravel Site and found that there is a Friday Summer 06 Astraeus Tenerife flight departing 19:30 and returning 05:10. This means the Mahon flight is slightly earlier than planned. Anybody able to confirm before I book on it???

This happened this year, so would say its definite.

AlanSinfield
 

I was told that Astraeus would not be operating the Tenerife service next year, still it is early doors yet, I would say the schedules are far from complete.

Interesting because a couple of weeks ago MYTRAVEL weren't selling the ASTRAEUS flight but a lunchtime AEA. It is only in the last few days that the ASTRAEUS flight has gone on sale and the AEA isn't now available.

LBA goes green.......yer right
 

LBA Sets the Standards for Green Management
28 October 2005

Leeds Bradford Airport is pleased to announce that is has recently been awarded the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management, making them only the second airport in the UK to have achieved this recognition.

ISO 14001 is the international standard for environmental management and is recognised across all industry sectors.
Increasingly, organisations need to be able to demonstrate sound business management that incorporates green issues. Environmental management is crucial for any business and by achieving this standard Leeds Bradford Airport has shown that this matter is a major priority within it’s company objectives.

Cllr Stewart Golton, who chairs the Airport Board, said ‘We are delighted to have achieved ISO 14001 after working towards it for well over a year. It goes a long way in demonstrating our ongoing commitment towards effectively managing our environmental issues and continued improvement in our environmental performance.’
............................................................ ...............................................So apart from screaming ERJ APU's smoking and i mean smokin GPU's flogging green belt land (Airport west building site) to pay for new taxyway delta allowing Ryanair to still fly coal oil fired 73-200. thats before any repeat of last years farce when 1000's of litres of de ice fluid leaked away without containment........still at least everyone now has the Hivis jackets buttoned up and airside speed radar in place, you can tell its council owned and run

Viktor

So thats how Fernley got rid of the contaminated fluid!!!!

Jet2 Mahon
 

Jet2 have just announced 3x weekly LBA-Mahon on the island of Menorca. It starts on May 22nd 2006 and will operate on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday and will run until the end of the summer.

Good to see Jet2 building up the summer routes but it looks as though the big daily routes are already used up and they are looking mostly for part week stuff now. The amount of based aircraft may also be a limit as on some days they seem almost fully used, at least to the point of not having enough time to perform additional return flights.

PTH

Yes and the LBIA website talks of Jet2's 20th destination to be announced shortly!

LBA Name change?
 

Hows about:


"Leeds needs a runway extension international"

"leeds needs more routes to capital cities international"

"Leeds services should be restricted in favour of "our manchester passengers etc etc" international"


there are many names that would make sense, but why change it? Leeds Bradford is fine as it is, and the 3 letter prefix - LBA is perfect for the name, why change it.

i suppose it could be "Yorkshire International" but it dont sound right.

Whats the betting number 20 will be Las Palmas. I mean is it a coincidence ThomsonFly have pulled their winter service after Jan 2006 ???

300m extension to 32
 

With regard the 300m extension to 32 that is being touched upon in a parallel 'LBA - Atlantic Service' thread I'd be intrigued to know about its feasibility.

I was looking out over the threshold from the turning D on 32 and it appears to me that the runway is already almost in folks' back gardens on Arran Drive. I assume that any extension would require re-siting of runway lights, ILS equipment, massive earthworks and compulsory purchase of the houses on Arran Drive.

I'd be amazed, even in spite of tacit approval in the DfT 'Future of' paper, if it could be actioned without a lengthy public inquiry.

Anybody on the inside seen plans or even a feasibility study into an extension? If so, to what timetable and programme are they working?

Winter06/07
 

I really hope the predictions here over the past few weeks for a "bumper" winter 06/07 are true because looking at the new brochures it doesn't look at all good! No new flights from TUI infact they have pulled their Tuesday ALC. Their flights are Wed- ACE, Thu-LPA( IF IT MAKES IT TO THE 2ND EDITIONS THAT IS) Fri-TFS and Sat- AGP and ALC. Airtours have pulled their Sunday AGP aswell, which leaves their normal Thu-ACE Fri-TFS and seasonal Sat-ALC. It's all well and good saying wait for the 2nd and 3rd editions to come out to see what (or if) they are going to add destinations when you need to book early to get the best discounts or availability over Xmas and New Year.

Indeed SASfox, this long running saga continues and it is becoming more apparent that the lack of choice is going to continue for another season.

It doesn't surprise me at all that the airport is struggling to attract any new services.

When you try to see what you would see as a passenger and you get:-

*bubbling up rubber flooring,
*A retail walkway that has no retail.
*A Burger King that only opens for a couple of hours a day.
*A customer service team who never even venture away from
the 'lack of information desk', to assist passenger needs.
*Passengers snaking around pillars blocking the revolving doors.
*The horrendous layout of the terminal front.
*Disabled parking is further away than the Express carpark
*Toilets that are too small, hardly ever have soap or sometimes
even hot running water.
*An outdated public transport system.

So when you consider what any prospective airline would see you get:-

*Lack of additional check-in desks
*Insufficiant aircraft parking stands
*Inadequate number of security scanners
*Lack of gates
*Poor quality runway serface
*No parallel taxiway
*No CAT II on runway 14

Little, if anything has been done to rectify any of the above problems.

As I understand it, Jet2 is to announce another destination. With the other services announced and the service to Tenerife expected to continue into the summer, the airport is well on the way to handling its 3 millionth passenger next year. The terminal capasity is 3 million passengers per year, no plans have been put forward to cater for addition passengers as yet.

On the subject of a New York service, anyone who works at the airport would say if the service was launched, it would be a success. Although most Americans have not heard of Leeds, it doesn't mean a new service wouldn't work. Infact, most of the passengers that would use the service would originate from West Yorkshire anyway.

Leeds Bradford needs to spend money today for its tomorrow and if the councillors cannot do it, then bring in someone who can.

rant over!:(

hmm saying servisair, aviance and security do most of the information pick-up's i believe you are quite in the wrong there. The information desk is 99% of the time manned. And the handling agents are that short staffed, they cannot place a member of staff airside in time of crisis.

:)

If you ask me the airport is doin fine, apart from saturdays which are so quiet an 8 hour shift seems like 12

Terminal 2 - Southside
 

I know this has been touched in the past but I think the time has come to look seriously at developing southside or at least draw up plans to develop it for domestic flights, lets have a second terminal built and designed by aviation specialists so we don’t have a mix and match scenario as we do at the moment, create at least seven stands..and yes there is space, this would free up additional stands for internationals, extend the departure lounge, an extra airbridge and a COVERED walkway from stands.
And yes I know what your gunna say - the airport cant fund such a project and your right which is why we need to sell the airport to expand, sort out the mess and get things on track and then invite the services the region expects from an international airport.

ashmac33,

You would say that when you work for the airport authority.

The crunch came with the customer service week, what a joke. 250 odd balloons were released, one for each member of the airport authority staff for their excellent customer service skills.
It was a kick-in-the teath to all the other workers across the airport, who have been dedicated to providing excellent customer service and have help process the 2.6 million passengers this year.

Basically it was the airport saying UP :mad: to all the other dedicated workers at the airport.

I say SELL, SELL, SELL, not forgetting been a Leeds tax payer, part of it belongs to me.:}

TANGO...Looks like the time to sell is on the horizon!
The following internal email was sent by EA to all staff today.
"I understand that Leeds City Council's Executive board will on Thursday 17th November consider a report which recommends that discussions take place with the other 4 shareholders to consider the future share owenship of the airport. This confirms the story published in the YEP some 2 weeks ago.
I am letting you know that this is happening in case it leads to further publicity in the media."

QUITE RIGHT !!
The airport staff are going to be invited to a meeting with EA in approx two weeks time looks like we may find out then.

Myself....I am IN-FAVOUR of the airport being sold off.

Anyone else agree!!

Why the hell does everyone blame Servisair Aviance et al for all the airports shortfalls.... the info desk should be renamed the useless desk as most pax do get sent to either of the respective ticket desks if they need to know more than the location of the toilets.... Yes the info desk is manned 99% of the time but unfortunately it would be better manned by those little plastic yellow men that stand outside the toilets saying they are closed....I my humble opinion the sooner the airport is sold the better ..................... but then thats a rumour in its own right.....