Leeds Bradford Airport ‘on track for growth’
03.03.11
Business at Leeds Bradford Airport is flying in the face of an industry slump, the Telegraph & Argus reports. Chief executive John Parkin said while the ‘unprecedented’ decline in passenger numbers over the last three years was the worst since the Second World War, the airport is on track for further growth.
Passenger numbers, currently around three million a year, have been boosted by the airport’s deal with Ryanair, which launched its only new UK base at Leeds Bradford last year and has two aircraft based there, each operating four daily flights.
Mr Parkin said: ‘Ryanair’s decision to open a new base played a substantial part in ensuring our growth continues, in spite of an overall ongoing fall-off in demand for air travel. The airline not only carries passengers out from Yorkshire to European destinations but, importantly, also brings visitors in.'
‘Being able to offer pan-European services is very important and helps us attract new business, We are the fastest growing UK regional airport, while some others are standing still or even falling back.’ He said Leeds Bradford will announce a four percent growth in business for the past year against a ten percent drop for airports on average.
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