News: New bus from Harrogate to Leeds Bradford Airport

It has been developed by way of a partnership, which includes North Yorkshire County Council and Leeds Bradford Airport, and is to be run by Harrogate and District Travel Company.

The first bus will leave Harrogate at 5.30 am on Monday 25 April 2005, with services running at 90 minute intervals until 10.00 pm. Return journeys will start at 6.15 am and finish at 10.45 pm, with fewer buses on Sundays.

The buses will be fully accessible, and are equipped with luggage space for airline passengers.

The journey will take around half an hour and will respond to passengers, at all bus stops, who request to be picked up along the route of Leeds Road, then following the A658 through Huby and Pool through to the Airport.

The return fare will cost £1.80, and fares can be paid in Euros.

"We are extremely pleased that we have been able to work closely with Leeds Bradford International Airport, and our other partners, to develop this new service, which I am sure is going to take off in a big way"

Cllr Tony Cairns, Chair of Leeds Bradford International Airport Board,

said:

The Airport Company is delighted to have the opportunity to work with North Yorkshire and others to develop this very necessary and exciting new service"

" Initiatives such as this go a long way towards our aim of providing an attractive, and truly integrated, transport system for everyone wishing to access this fast growing airport"

The new bus service is to be run by Harrogate and District Travel, on behalf of the County Council, and the company’s Travel Operations Director, Dave Alexander said:

"We are determined to do everything to stimulate use of this service and hopefully look towards increasing the frequency"

"We are introducing very reasonable fares, with discounts for family and group travel, and the service will connect with all existing services using Harrogate Bus Station. Passengers will be able to buy tickets to the Airport on any Harrogate and District bus"