The design contract for the new £12.5 million extension for Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has been awarded to Watson Batty Architects. “We are delighted to cement our partnership with Leeds Bradford Airport with our biggest project to date. We have worked closely with the team at LBA over the last
Flybe has launched a new Newquay flight from Leeds Bradford Airport. Flybe’s new route between Leeds Bradford Airport and Cornwall Airport Newquay officially launched on October 28. Operating for the first time as part of Flybe’s 2016-17 winter schedule, the three times weekly service has been made possible thanks to
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The design contract for the new £12.5 million extension for Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has been awarded to Watson Batty Architects. “We are delighted to cement our partnership with Leeds Bradford Airport with our biggest project to date. We have worked closely with the team at LBA over the last six years, assisting with detailed collaboration and consultation, to support a series of enabling projects, both airside and landside. It is rewarding to know that our transport expertise is helping to build the future of a critical northern hub,” commented Peter White, Managing Director at Watson Batty Architects. As part of the plans, LBA’s terminal building will be extended, adding to it a transformed international arrivals process, with immigration, baggage reclaim and customs, as well as improved departure gates, seating areas and new retail, food, and beverage outlets. Once completed, construction work will move to the existing terminal building, remodelling it and adding a new centralised security search area and a more intuitive departure lounge layout, with an expanded new retail offer. Work on the extension is expected to be complete in late 2019, while for the existing building it is scheduled for completion by the summer of 2020. A future phase will include the completion of the departure pier, replacing the current passenger walkway. The planned extension works will deliver additional job opportunities at the Airport for local people, including apprenticeship roles in key operational areas. Watson Batty has previously assisted Leeds Bradford Airport to improve circulation and flow of passengers around the terminal. It designed the new departure lounge extension last year which provided an additional storey and mezzanine floor to Gate Five.
Flybe has launched a new Newquay flight from Leeds Bradford Airport. Flybe’s new route between Leeds Bradford Airport and Cornwall Airport Newquay officially launched on October 28. Operating for the first time as part of Flybe’s 2016-17 winter schedule, the three times weekly service has been made possible thanks to the Government’s Regional Air Connectivity Fund. Nigel Eaton of RHS Garden Harlow Carr travelled to Newquay on the inaugural flight to present a white rose to the Eden Project, with the Eden Project’s managing director, Gordon Seabright, who reciprocated with a ‘China Clay’ Camellia. Judith Donovan CBE, non-executive chair of the Eden Project, chair of the tourism partnership destination dales and a former chair of the Yorkshire Tourist Board, was also invited on the first ever flight. Donovan commented: “Cornwall and Yorkshire are two of the most distinct and celebrated places in the UK. This new flight will help forge stronger bonds between them and provide a great service for leisure visitors and the business communities.” Aviation Minister Lord Ahmad said: “It is fantastic to see Flybe launch this new direct air service between Leeds Bradford Airport and Newquay. Passengers and businesses will benefit from faster journeys, while trade and tourism opportunities will be opened up in Yorkshire and Cornwall. “the Government is driving investment” “By supporting new regional air routes, the Government is driving investment and boosting growth across the whole of the UK.” Vincent Hodder, Flybe’s chief revenue officer, added: “With a scheduled flight time of just one hour and 20 minutes, Flybe is delighted to give its regional customers a convenient, alternate option to an otherwise six hour drive or eight hour train journey to and from Cornwall. “This is another perfect example of the importance of the Regional Air Connectivity Fund’s role in encouraging and supporting the UK regions and perfectly dovetails with Flybe’s commitment to connecting the UK regions ‘Faster than Road or Rail’.”
