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£1.2 million investment in Leeds Bradford International Airport

Leeds Bradford International Airport has annnounced a £1.2 million investment following the £11 million passenger terminal development of 2012.

New car parks, shuttle buses and “Airport Front Door” service are included in the completed investment in LBA’s customer service.

It also includes improvement works to the terminal front layout provide for the new car park shuttle buses to drive right up to the terminal front door to drop off and pick up passengers at a new bus stop just outside the main terminal entrance.

The bus route to and from the car park has also been redesigned and shortened and the journey time from the long stay car park to the terminal is faster and more regular.

There is also an additional 500 long stay car parking spaces have been created and inside the terminal, the departures area has been upgraded to provide more space to improve further the passenger journey through the airport.

A new channel to security has been created with the access point separated from the check in areas to simplify the customer process and ease access.

Contracts to carry out the work were awarded to local contractors PEC in Bradford, and were designed by Architek in Huddersfield; further examples of Leeds Bradford Airport’s policy of working with local businesses.

John Parkin, chief executive of Leeds Bradford Airport, said: “I’m delighted to announce additional investment in Leeds Bradford Airport’s facilities today”.

“This range of developments will be welcomed by our passengers, offering a more efficient service and an improved customer journey by introducing new car park buses to deliver passengers right to the terminal doors and simplifying the process to security.

“Leeds Bradford Airport has experienced record growth in recent years, it is important that we continually deliver airport improvements to accommodate that growth and provide the best experience for our passengers.”

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