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Manningham, Frizinghall, Shipley , Guiseley , Yeadon, Leeds Bradford Airport & Pool-in-Wharfedale References This page was last edited on 12 December 2024, at 16:15 ...
Leeds Bradford opened on 17 October 1931 when it was known as Leeds and Bradford Municipal Aerodrome or Yeadon Aerodrome; [6] some locals still refer to it as Yeadon Airport. Largely used for general aviation and training purposes early on, the first scheduled flights commenced on 8 April 1935.
[2] [3] At the time, AJS Group retained the regional services between Leeds and Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough and Whitby via York and Malton. In August 1991, Yorkshire Coastliner was included in the purchase of AJS Group by Blazefield Group , following the sale of seven of the company's eight remaining bus firms at the time – a deal valued ...
Leeds Bradford Airport is located to the north-west of the city and has scheduled flights to destinations within Europe plus Egypt and Turkey. The airport is the largest in Yorkshire . Since the arrival of budget airline Jet2 (who chose Leeds Bradford as their base) the airport has experienced a considerable increase in passenger numbers.
In July 2014, Yorkshire Tiger rebranded their network of services linking Bradford, Harrogate and Leeds with Leeds Bradford Airport – an investment totalling £750,000. Investment saw the refurbishment and rebranding of the existing fleet of Scania OmniCity single-deck vehicles, as well as the introduction of a new fleet of Optare Versa ...
Among the other passengers affected by flight diversions was Hilary Bratton, who had expected her flight from Leeds Bradford Airport to take under an hour on Sunday afternoon.
In October 2016, the company gained the contract for services 963 (Holt Park and Wharfedale Hospital), 966 (Guiseley and Yeadon) and 967 (Leeds Bradford Airport and Menston), which operated under the Wharfedale Links brand. The services were operated by a fleet of Optare Solo single-deck vehicles, branded in a two-tone cream and green livery.
Christmas flights from Leeds-Bradford Airport could be under threat after Swissport employees announced plans to strike over pay. Nearly 50 Unite union members, employed as ramp agents at the ...