Leeds Bradford International Airport

Leeds Bradford International Airport is a large airport in West Yorkshire, England. It is in Yeadon, Leeds and near Bradford. The airport was sold to Bridgepoint Capital in 2007. The airport has flights to many other cities including London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona and Prague.  It is widely used for both holiday and business flights. Around 3 million people use the airport every year. The number of passengers is increasing each year.

The airline Jet2.com is based at the airport. In August 2009, Ryanair announced they would open a base at Leeds Bradford Airport. Ryan would increase their routes from 3 to 17 from March 2010.

Statistics
  Number of Passengers Number of Passengers including both domestic and international.  Number of MovementsNumber of Movements represents total air transport takeoffs and landings during that year.19971,254,853  26,12319981,406,948  25,61519991,462,497  26,18520001,585,039  29,26320011,530,227  28,39720021,530,019  28,56620032,017,649  29,39720042,368,604  31,49320052,609,638  35,94920062,792,686  37,25120072,881,539  39,60320082,873,321  37,604 Source: 


References

Category:Airports in England
Category:Buildings and structures in Leeds