News: New holiday flights from Leeds with Thomson

A new flight, operating this summer, will take travellers to the beautiful Greek island of Zakynthos (Zante).

For Summer 2006, new routes to Bulgaria (Varna), Turkey (Bodrum) and Cyprus (Paphos) have been added. Next year’s new destinations will represent a 34% increase in the number of Thomson holidays available from LBIA, offering people of the region even more choice from their local airport.

Miles Morgan, Sales and Marketing Director for Thomson, said:

"We are investing significantly in our operations at Leeds Bradford Airport, the airport has great passenger facilities and our customer feedback shows that they enjoy the airport experience. These new destinations offer local people the chance to travel to areas which are becoming increasingly popular holidays destinations."

The new routes are in addition to the range of holiday flights from Leeds offered by Thomson for this summer including - The Algarve (Faro), Corfu, Costa Blanca (Alicante), Costa de la Luz (Almeria), Costa del Sol (Malaga), Costa Dorada (Reus), Fuerteventura, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Majorca (Palma), Minorca, Tenerife and Turkey.

As part of a rebranding process, all Thomson Britannia aircraft have been rebranded with the name Thomsonfly.com and for extra comfort many of the Boeing aircraft that they use have undergone complete refits, with new interiors to make the cabins feel more spacious and relaxing.

Ed Anderson, Managing Director at Leeds Bradford International Airport said:

"We are delighted that Thomson’s Leeds Bradford programme for Summer 2006 is showing such significant growth. We see this as a major boost for the travelling public based in our core catchment area of West and North Yorkshire and a great vote of confidence in Leeds Bradford Airport. We are forecasting a passenger throughput of 2.7 million passengers in 2005, and 3 million passengers by the end of 2006. The new Thomson routes will make a significant contribution to the airport hitting these targets".