News: Ongoing growth in flights from Leeds
Flights > News > # 376 (12/04/2005)
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Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) had the busiest March on record as 191,905 passengers flew from the Yorkshire hub last month. This was an increase of 20% on prior year, which confirms LBA’s place as one of the UK’s fastest growing airports. Scheduled flights accounted for 89% of the traffic, with 170,166 scheduled passengers boarding flights from LBA. Flights to Dublin, for the third consecutive month, had the most passengers, with 18,270 visiting the Irish capital. The Spanish Costas also featured in LBA’s ‘top ten’ destinations for the month, with both Malaga and Alicante proving popular for those wanting some last minute winter sun. Ed Anderson, Managing Director commented: "2005 is already cemented in the Leeds Bradford history books as being the most popular by far. With passenger numbers rising month on month we are well on line to hit the forecast 2.8 million passengers for this year".
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Leeds Bradford has certainly proven to be one of the regional airport success stories, especially since the arrival of Jet 2 on the scene, who account for a very significant proportion of this growth.
However, despite having such a key hub in Le
