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Leeds Bradford International Airport adds 7 new routes and welcomes new airline

Leeds Bradford International Airport will add 7 new routes in the coming weeks, and welcomes new airline SAS to its growing list.

Leeds Bradford will welcome new airline SAS with a twice weekly service to Copenhagen, offering a direct link to Denmark’s capital and onward connectivity across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

Jet2.com, Leeds Bradford’s largest based airline will introduce five new destinations this summer to complement their existing schedule.

From April 3, Yorkshire travellers can fly directly into Hungarian capital, Budapest with a twice-weekly service.

As of April 4, passengers can fly to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands with Jet2.com, and their operations to Kos in Greece will commence 6th May.

On May 14 Leeds Bradford will welcome a new destination, Verona in Italy, operated by Jet2.com. The airline will also introduce services to Reus on 17th June.

Ryanair will introduce a three times weekly service to Girona Barcelona, serving the Costa Brava region in Spain from April 1 2014.

Tony Hallwood, Leeds Bradford Airport’s aviation development and marketing director, said: ’’SAS new service to Copenhagen is Leeds Bradfords 9th destination to a european capital.

“Regional businesses will be able to connect via Denmark across Scandinavia offering easy access to this key international market.

“The opportunity for Danes to visit Leeds and the nearby historic city of York will also deliver economic benefits across the leisure and retail industry.’’

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .