News: Record year for Leeds Bradford
Flights > News > # 1143 (09/01/2007)
Leeds Bradford Airport celebrated its 75th anniversary year with record passenger figures.
2006 saw almost 2.8 million passengers travel from the Yorkshire airport to over 65 scheduled and charter destinations, representing a 7% increase against 2005.
In the same year new direct services started to 18 destinations, including Austria, The Gambia, Ireland, Italy, Germany and Poland.
Leeds Bradford Airport managing director, Ed Anderson, is optimistic 2007 will be another bumper year. He said: “We are delighted that airlines and tour operators are continuing to expand programmes from Leeds Bradford. We look forward to welcoming both new and regular business and leisure passengers and are confident that 2007 will prove to be another successful year for the airport.”
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