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Vincent Hodder (ex Flybe, IAG Level & Jetstar) has just being appointed the New CEO of Leeds Bradford Airport

https://lba-production.s3-eu-west-1....t-20012021.pdf

Intresting that current CEO Hywel Rees is walking away at the end of next month, as this will be about the same time Leeds City Council is due to make its decision on the new Terminal Building planning apllication. Will it be his downfall or his lasting legacy?

Meanwhile West Yorkshire Combined Authority have started a public consultation on the proposed LBA Parkway Station. For more details see:

https://www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/lba-parkway
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Its normal that a CEO only stays a year at Lba !!
No doubt he will be off if the local council fail to back the proposals for a new terminal and rail station.
We can only hope things go well and my fingers are crossed all will be ok !!!

Leeds City Council are meeting this coming Thursday, Feb 11th to finally decide on the airport's planning application to build it's £150 million New Terminal Building. In his final report the chief planning officer has said the plans should be approved. But as we know things can change in aviation/political world

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2069785-airport-terminal-hits-turbulence

How many aircraft does Ryanair have based at Leeds

None at the moment, but usually 2.

Fantastic news, just what the aviation industry and Yorkshire needs right now, get them diggers in..!

Good to see that Leeds City Council approved LBA's new £150 million Terminal Development on Thursday, Councillor's voted 9 to 5 vote in favour.

It now goes before the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick MP with an expected decision within 3 to 4 weeks on wither he calls it in, or approves it.
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....-times-3163981

https://www.leedsbradfordairport.co....onsent-awarded

Wondered why some of the councillors objected then I read, .
I didn't know the restriction existed but must be a pain for based aircraft.

Bet 7 o clock looks like the Red Arrows taking off, all at one go!! Great news for the region

Government have "called in" LBA expansion plans.

it hasn’t been called in, been put on temporary hold by secretary of state to consider further!

Quite right with the semantics but Jenrick has delayed the decision indefinitely to allow proper consideration of the proposal leading possibly to a full public inquiry.

Factors include the coal mine he was badly bitten by recently & publication of a Government carbon framework policy.

Greta & Princess Nut Nut in action perhaps.

Does my head in, these campaigners won’t be happy until we close all airports and run our economy into the ground, where will it all end (maybe back in a cave)?

southside bobby

This isn't just an "aviation thing" it is an excellent example of why the UK falls behind in all areas of infrastructure development, whether it be by-passes around congested towns and cities, railway upgrades, motorways and indeed airports - even building factories to drive employment.

Planning procrastination - it's a British thing.

More to it than the traditional "British disease" it well appears.

This is now a British Government hosting COP 26 & flailing around for legitimacy with the green lobby & with huge "influence" from within.

Kicked into the political long grass possibly along with other UK airport plans/proposals & hopes.

southside bobby

I disagree; just about every fairly small planning decision relating to transport infrastructure winds up in a public enquiry, followed by a judicial review, and probably an appeal. Look how long it took BHX to get its runway extension, LHR to get a third runway, LGW not to get a 2nd runway, and how long has the new Thames crossing east of Dartford being rumbling on for, not to mention (so I will!!) HS2. More locally to me, they have been whittling on about by-passes for Ashbourne, Melton Mowbray and Grantham (the latter finally started) while the removal of traffic islands in the A38 around Derby seems to have started with the Stonehenge planning committee and still hasn't been approved, or indeed disapproved.

LBA will get its terminal, it'll just be several more years too late, too small by the time it's built, and over budget.

This isn't COP26 or green agenda at work, it's good old fashioned British procrastination. Just imagine how far Elon Musk would have got in UK were he to have tried to build the new mega factory here, instead of outside Berlin.

I suspect a desire to leave any announcement until after the upcoming local elections might have marginally more likelihood of being a reason!

"LHR to get a third runway, " - it still hasn't - and I doubt it ever will

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I need to talk to someone at LBA about drone permissions, struggling to find an up to date number on the web. Can anyone help please ?

Try zero one one three three nine one three two eight two.

Looks like we've got a replacement for Belfast City route. As BA Cityflyer has announced today its to operate the Leeds/Bradford - Belfast City service. Flights have already started and operate up to 6x weekly (daily Mon-Fri & Sun)

https://mediacentre.britishairways.c...asgow?ref=Home

I wonder if Aer Lingus has plans to replace the Dublin route too?

Eastern Airways increasing Leeds - Newquay route from 4x to 6x weekly with double daily Jetstream 41 flights on Monday and Fridays and single flight each on Thursdays and Sundays.

Easyjet are doing 4 per week Belfast International to LBA. Is that new?

Yes for Easyjet

Would anybody have any information on the progress, if any, re the proposed new terminal development, due to be completed in 2023? I have tried direct questioning to LBIA without any response and the web-site has not been updated since the initial approval by Leeds City Council some months ago. I do appreciate that the plans have been either 'called in' or put on 'temporary hold' - for how long?

You will have to ask Mr Jenrick that question.

The planning application for Leeds Bradford expansion has been called in by the government after being approved by the council last March

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/leeds-bradford-airport-disappointed-over-public-inquiry-into-ps150m-rebuild-plans-3534354

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-60060016

Ryanair have just announced expansion of its LBA base. 3+ New routes & extra capacity on existing routes with additional 3rd based aircraft for summer 2022

New Routes
Zadar = 2x weekly Tue & Sat
Paris Beauvais = 2x weekly Tue & Sat
Reus = 3x weekly Mon, Wed & Fri

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/busi...ations-3570741

Might be just me but you would have thought they would have said Zadar Croatia to get more sales, Croatia only mentioned later in the report.
Zadar interesting looking airport layout with two long runways.

"Plans for a new terminal building at Leeds Bradford Airport has [sic] been scrapped following "excessive" delays, years of controversy, and calls for a public enquiry"

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/20...of-controversy

What a disaster for the airport and the region. Effectively condemned for evermore to "make do and mend".

It is not a disaster. The airport is still there but the world is now a different place, which the airport owner now recognises. No one wants a new loss making terminal that can’t pay its way.

Sad day for my local airport.Another add on is not what the airport needs,it's already a mess of a terminal.I try to fly from here when I can,but think I will start to look elsewhere unfortunately.

Not a great day for LBA, but totally understandable. Too much money and time has been wasted already, so why waste even more time and money on a public inquiry?

So it looks like LBA are going ahead with building the £25 million 3 story terminal extension instead, which received planning approval by Leeds City Council in January 2019 and also allows the airport to grow its passenger numbers up to 7 million a year.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....bc1d8d7259.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1073eaccdb.png

A hard headed business decision IMHO. Betting £150 million of shareholders funds on more or less doubling pre-pandemic traffic in ten years is just too risky in the current business environment. An incremental approach may not be as pretty but it makes a lot more sense. The next set of national air traffic forecasts is going to make interesting reading for all airports.

Big day today with the restart of a Heathrow route... is everyone excited ?

Well BE751 seemed to get away on time this morning and the BHD flight is currently airborne so they've at least made a start.

Didn't see much publicity though...

Good luck BE! When did BA stop operating? Any suggestion they may return?

First it was LHR, then MAN, now its LBA in the news with three hour security queues…
Im surprised anyone wants to travel just now. Miserable.