The Airport Operator - Autumn 2024
06 September 2024
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has unveiled its Vision 2030 strategy, signalling plans for £200m in private investment.
The airport said the plans would create up to 5,500 new jobs and contribute a total of nearly £1bn to the local economy as LBA reaches an anticipated seven million passengers a year by 2030, compared to just over four million a year in 2023. As part of the plans, the airport will be increasing terminal floorspace by 38%, as well as making investments in the existing airfield to create up to ten new aircraft stands for overnight LBA-based aircraft.
Looking beyond 2030, the airport has pointed to ambitions for a new purpose-built replacement terminal, the construction of a new hotel within walking distance and the potential growth of specialist air freight