Airport 'on track for growth'
03.03.11
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 3 years was the worst since the Second World War, the airport is on track for growth.
Passenger numbers, currently around 3 million a year, have been boosted by the airport’s deal with Ryanair. The budget airline launched its only new UK base at Leeds Bradford last year and has two aircraft based there, each operating four flights a day.
Mr Parkin said: ‘Ryanair’s decision to open a new base played a substantial part in ensuring our growth continued last year, in spite of a fall-off in demand for air travel across the UK. The airline not only carries passengers from Yorkshire to European destinations but, importantly, also brings visitors in.'
‘Being able to offer pan-European services is very important. It helps us attract new business. We are the fastest growing UK regional airport; many others are standing still or even falling back.’ He said Leeds Bradford will announce a 4% growth in business for last year against a 10% drop for airports on average.
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