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Leeds Bradford Airport flying high as 100,000 passengers expected over Christmas

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is expecting 100,000 passengers to pass through the airport over Christmas and New Year, making it the busiest period ever.

The two week rush tops off another successful year for the airport which has seen more than 3.2 million travel through the terminal.

The Canary hotspot of Tenerife is the top selling destination as holidaymakers go in search of winter sun over the festive season.

The introduction of new domestic services to Southampton, Aberdeen and Jersey will now allow passengers to avoid road works or rail delays as they fly home this Christmas and the airport expects their most popular regional flights be to London Heathrow, Belfast and Glasgow.

Tony Hallwood, aviation development director at Leeds Bradford Airport, said: “We look forward to welcoming passengers to Leeds Bradford over the festive period and our airport team will make the start of their Xmas Getaway as relaxing as possible.

As record numbers of passengers take advantage of our wide choice of destinations searching for some sun or snow, we also look forward to giving our overseas visitors a truly warm Yorkshire welcome.’’

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