7 JANUARY 2013

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Article from BTNews 7 JANUARY 2013

Leeds Bradford official opening

Coinciding with the announcement that the Tour de France is to start at Leeds in 2014 William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs officially opened Leeds Bradford Airport’s (LBA) £11m passenger terminal development just before Christmas.  Mr Hague is MP for Richmond, North Yorkshire.

The development, which was backed by the airport’s private equity owners Bridgepoint, delivers on its commitment to create ‘best in class’ facilities at the gateway airport.

Construction work to improve the passenger experience commenced in December 2011. The completed terminal investment now provides for a 65% increase in airside space over two floors, creating a new larger departure lounge, a range of new food and beverage units, a major walk-through Tax and Duty Free store and additional retail brands.  This development has created an additional 2500m² of airside space of which 600m² is new construction. The security search zone has also been increased by approximately 250m², equivalent to a 40% increase in area.

The Yorkshire Premier Lounge, which has received passenger and industry acclaim for its stylish and contemporary ambience, has also been extended to provide both a business and leisure product.  The airport has also benefited from the new four times daily British Airways service to Heathrow (see BTN 10 December). www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk

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