Leeds Bradford: EasyJet Flights, New Routes & Schedule Updates

[LBA4EVER]

Come on easyjet, lets see what your doing at BHX here at LBA!

 

[lbaspotter]

easyJet recommence it's Belfast Int'l to Leeds/Bradford service this Sunday May 1st. Initially operating 2x weekly (Fri &, Sun) before increasing to 3x weekly with additional (Mon) flight from June.

Mondays (From June 27th to August 29*)
EZY289 = BFS 13:20 - LBA 14:20 / EZY290 = LBA 14:50 - BFS 15:55 (A319)
Fridays (From May 6th)
EZY289 = BFS 12:50 - LBA 13:50 / EZY290 = LBA 14:20 - BFS 15:25 (A320)
Sundays (From May 1st)
EZY289 = BFS 16:50 - LBA 17:50 / EZY290 = LBA 18:20 - BFS 19:25 (A319)

 

[The Pole]

easyJet recommence it's Belfast Int'l to Leeds/Bradford service this Sunday May 1st. Initially operating 2x weekly (Fri &, Sun) before increasing to 3x weekly with additional (Mon) flight from June.

Mondays (From June 27th to August 29*)
EZY289 = BFS 13:20 - LBA 14:20 / EZY290 = LBA 14:50 - BFS 15:55 (A319)
Fridays (From May 6th)
EZY289 = BFS 12:50 - LBA 13:50 / EZY290 = LBA 14:20 - BFS 15:25 (A320)
Sundays (From May 1st)
EZY289 = BFS 16:50 - LBA 17:50 / EZY290 = LBA 18:20 - BFS 19:25 (A319)

Anyone know why they stopped in April? We had to use Emerald at Easter!

 

[White Heather]

Anyone know why they stopped in April? We had to use Emerald at Easter!

No but just as well they did as they would probably have cancelled most of them due to staff shortages!

 

[Aviador]

I'm just glad they're continuing. As nice as it is to see all the Jet2s lined up It's nice to see a different tail fin on the ground.

 

[752]

easyJet have released its Spring 23 flights for LBA BFS with it being 2 weekly (Fri & Sun) sadly we don't have any W22 flights on sale yet (which could be good for Flybe & Aer Lingus) but there is still plenty of time for that to change. Good to see they're still committed on the route & hopefully will add further rotations in the coming months.

 

[oldendays]

Does anyone have any idea or even a definitive reason as to why easyJet chose Liverpool for its second UK base ? All I've ever heard is rumours that once they were firmly established at Luton, easy wanted to set up a northern England base and Leeds Bradford was its preferred choice. As we know, it never happened and I've never known why. Today, such a situation would be unthinkable, even with the current sub-par infrastructure we have. But twenty-five plus years ago, LBA was wide open with little competition, a fact not lost on Channel Express a few years later.

 

[paully]

Does anyone have any idea or even a definitive reason as to why easyJet chose Liverpool for its second UK base ? All I've ever heard is rumours that once they were firmly established at Luton, easy wanted to set up a northern England base and Leeds Bradford was its preferred choice. As we know, it never happened and I've never known why. Today, such a situation would be unthinkable, even with the current sub-par infrastructure we have. But twenty-five plus years ago, LBA was wide open with little competition, a fact not lost on Channel Express a few years later.

Now I could be well wrong here, as the old memory isnt as good at it was 25 years ago...but I think the owners of Liverpool(no idea who they were then) pitched directly at Stelios..At that time, Easy, wasnt a cash rich business, Manchester were still in hock to the legacies, but Stelios was anxious to expand his business. Liverpool fitted the bill perfectly because it was in the North West catchment area and they wanted more passenger through put to balance the nighttime freight business..or something like that....Leeds was at that time run by the councils so I`m not sure if they even pitched for Stelios`s business.

 

[oldendays]

Thanks paully. That's one theory.

 

[jason1-11]

I'm sure it was GO that had a serious look at Leeds. Unsure what transpired, but the rest is history.

 

[oldendays]

I'm sure it was GO that had a serious look at Leeds. Unsure what transpired, but the rest is history.

I never knew that. The plot thickens!

 

[paully]

Yes GO...I`d forgotten about them..Run by the very capable and charismatic Barbara Cassani. Parent company BA pulled the rug and the plug on her just when things were starting to go well, so LBA might well have been within their sights. All BA wanted was its legacy Business class customers not the plebs.....in fact somethings never change with them..People say if only they`d stuck with GO but they never would have..BA management couldnt comprehend the concept that Stelios and O`Leary ended up making their own

 

[White Heather]

Does anyone have any idea or even a definitive reason as to why easyJet chose Liverpool for its second UK base ? All I've ever heard is rumours that once they were firmly established at Luton, easy wanted to set up a northern England base and Leeds Bradford was its preferred choice. As we know, it never happened and I've never known why. Today, such a situation would be unthinkable, even with the current sub-par infrastructure we have. But twenty-five plus years ago, LBA was wide open with little competition, a fact not lost on Channel Express a few years later.

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Now I could be well wrong here, as the old memory isnt as good at it was 25 years ago...but I think the owners of Liverpool(no idea who they were then) pitched directly at Stelios..At that time, Easy, wasnt a cash rich business, Manchester were still in hock to the legacies, but Stelios was anxious to expand his business. Liverpool fitted the bill perfectly because it was in the North West catchment area and they wanted more passenger through put to balance the nighttime freight business..or something like that....Leeds was at that time run by the councils so I`m not sure if they even pitched for Stelios`s business.

LBA was owned by the Council's but they didn't run it. LBA had a management team just as they do now and they worked to bring airlines in, as they do now. Individual Councillors from the owners were represented in the airport board and the Chair alternated between Leeds and Bradford Councils. Otherwise it was run as any other airport.

Nothing was ever said to indicate that easyJet had an interest in LBA to the Consultative Committee, and back then the airport was a lot more forthcoming with information than today. Earlier, in the early 1990s, TNT wanted LBA as a Northern base for their BAe146 freight operation, but we're prevented from doing so by the night time closure in force until 1994. They went to LPL instead.

Other than that, BMI Baby had an interest I believe, being part of BMI who were long established here. The Chairman, Sir Michael Bishop seemed quite happy with LBA generally but as usual nothing happened other than Jet2 in 2003.

 

[Finger66]

Jet2 along with Ryanair to some extent and Capital years before have absolutely proven LBAs potential. Let’s hope BE can perhaps jump on that bandwagon too now. And who knows, maybe even EasyJet...........

 

[oldendays]

Baby went to Teesside instead and didn't last all that long there. Likewise, Globespan who came along afterwards. I expect Stelios and Ed Anderson will know the real deal with easyJet and Leeds Bradford but I doubt they'll be spilling the beans. One rumour I did hear repeatedly was that British Midland and Air UK were rather dischuffed at the thought of easy invading one of their strongholds.

 

[CM.]

EasyJet are starting to load their winter 22/23 schedule and it looks like Leeds-Belfast will see an increase of up to 5 weekly flights.

SeanM1997 on twitter

 

[LBAYORKIE]

EasyJet are starting to load their winter 22/23 schedule and it looks like Leeds-Belfast will see an increase of up to 5 weekly flights.


SeanM1997 on twitter

You mean 5 more flights a week than now?

 

[CM.]

No. There will be 5 weekly flights. So an increase of 3 flights to what they’re currently operating.

 

[LBA4EVER]

No. There will be 5 weekly flights. So an increase of 3 flights to what they’re currently operating.

5 new routes would go down well too!

 

[tonysmith]

5 new routes would go down well too!

Also a new terminal would go down well LOL