Passenger numbers up at Leeds Bradford Airport
26.03.08
Leeds Bradford Airport is on target to achieve its goal of more than three million passengers this year, despite a drop in passenger numbers over the winter. In spite of dips in passenger numbers in November and December, the airport saw an overall increase in passenger numbers during 2007 to 2.86m, compared with 2.79m in 2006, an increase of 2.5 percent.
An airport spokesman said that passenger numbers fell by 1.7 percent in November, 5.6 percent in December and 2.6 percent in January, which are usually quieter months. Passenger numbers bounced back in February, rising by 6.8 percent. He said: ‘Although we did see lower passenger numbers in the final two months of 2007, we remain on track to exceed three million passengers in 2008.’
The airport's new owner, private equity company Bridgepoint, has ambitious plans to invest £50m over the next five years. Plans include major surface repairs to the runways starting this autumn and running into the spring of 2009. Planning permission has been granted for another 2,222 long stay car parking spaces, with 610 spaces added last year and another 400 spaces due for completion during the summer. Another key development is the renewal and upgrading of fuel storage in a new ‘fuel farm’.
Additional security requirements introduced at all UK airports in recent months mean that the central search zone in the terminal building will be reorganised to allow more space for baggage handling and passenger queues. There are also plans to expand the duty free area and departure lounge.
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