Leeds Bradford: Ryanair Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

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Not so sure. Are they basing an extra aircraft or just dropping existing routes or decreasing frequency on existing routes?

On a slightly less positive note, still no LIG or GRO showing on FR website ex LBA for S27.
GRO is always late. It was 6X weekly at peak this summer with decent loads (not the best, but some of the flight times were AWFUL)

(We’re going to ignore how LBAYORKIE’s quote formatted and pretend it’s here)

I present you Summer 2016: 74X weekly flights, 3X based aircraft. Summer 2026: 123X weekly flights, 3X based aircraft. Both more frequencies and no extra based aircraft can be true in this wonderous world of Ryanair
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Still showing 3x based currently. The four new routes announced today are each 2x weekly. BUD will be operated by BUD based aircraft, leaving 6x weekly flights to be operated by LBA based aircraft. Given how many destinations served from LBA by Ryanair are already bases themselves, just a few schedule tweaks moving a LBA based flight to an away based flight mean these new routes can easily be accommodated into the LBA 3x aircraft base schedule.
 
Now I've got off work and had time to think about it here's some analysis on the new routes. It's clear Ryanair have picked some safe, yet ultimately very beneficial routes for LBA

Bari is not the first market I expected Ryanair to go for, however it appears to be a solid one, and they must see demand as they rarely get new route announcements wrong. Leeds is one of three new routes to Bari (Friedrichshafen and Oslo Torp) and Ryanair currently serves Bristol, Edinburgh and Stansted as the UK market. I believe they have a strong presence at Bari, opening opportunity for non-based flying in subsequent summers. 2X weekly flights should put us level with other UK airports (other airlines included). Likely to be summer seasonal

Tirana is the other entirely new route they've gone for, I'd say it was inevitable with their increased presence over recent years. Increasing tourist and VFR traffic will likely serve this route well. Only new route from Tirana so far, Ryanair already serve Birmingham, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Stansted and Manchester in the UK. 2X weekly puts us behind Manchester, but similar to other UK regional airports. Has potential to go year-round

The first already served market is Budapest, which I'd say is chronically underserved from LBA. In July Manchester had 16k passengers, we didn't have any as Jet2 doesn't serve Budapest June-August. Long overdue I say. Only new route from Budapest so far, Ryanair already serves BHX, BRS, EMA, EDI, LPL, STN, MAN, NCL from the UK. 2X weekly should put us in the lower end, but still competitive with other UK airports (taking data from April instead of July). Has potential to go year-round

And now for the returning of the route to Corfu, not seen since 2019, and at a higher frequency! (2X weekly as opposed to 1X weekly). I've been waiting for this one. If anyone from Ryanair is reading, an additional return of PSA, MLA, RMU, LPA and VNO would be just fine. Greece is horrifically underserved from LBA, especially compared to airports where tour operators operate a lot. An extra 2X weekly will bring us closer to other airports. Personally I think they're quite brave to start the route with the change of the schedule, expect lower loads March and April. Ryanair serve BHX, EMA, EDI, LPL, MAN, MME in the UK. If they do this one in the winter I will eat every single one of my hats
 
So from our perspective:
It's Italy
It's a non tourist hotspot
Easy to get to less unspoilt areas
Great coastal road
Ticks so many boxes for us - other than the current timings

Basically - your not volume British abroad destinations. Perfect for those who hate been sat around the Brits on holiday asking for "chips and chicken nuggets" in the middle of Italy.

With these new flights mostly on 800 or Max aircraft I'm sure it makes up for the loss of easyJet to an extent. Coupled with growth from Jet2 on new destinations (and retirement of 300 with 800 replacing) one suspects that LBA will maintain the same passenger throughput in 2027 as it did in 2026.
 
Basically - your not volume British abroad destinations. Perfect for those who hate been sat around the Brits on holiday asking for "chips and chicken nuggets" in the middle of Italy.

With these new flights mostly on 800 or Max aircraft I'm sure it makes up for the loss of easyJet to an extent. Coupled with growth from Jet2 on new destinations (and retirement of 300 with 800 replacing) one suspects that LBA will maintain the same passenger throughput in 2027 as it did in 2026.
I like your optimism. At least with the terminal REGEN getting nearer to completetion the airport will be in a better position to get new carriers onboard.
 
Second release Ryanair Summer 2027 Leeds/Bradford Schedule now on sale as of October 10th 2026.

This schedule is definitely still a works in progress even now that the 4x recently announced new routes to Tirana, Corfu, Bari & Budapest have been added. It looks like the is room for Limoges to come back at 3x weekly with gaps on Tuesday, Wednesday & Sundays, whilst I suspect the Girona flights will all be operated by non-based aircraft when its eventually put back on sale.

27x routes on sale
4x New Routes
121x weekly rotations on sale
2x routes not on sale Limoges & Girona

Tirana = NEW 2x weekly Wed & Sun
Zadar = 2x weekly Mon & Thu
Limoges = NOT ON SALE
Perpignan = 2x weekly Mon & Fri
Crete-Chania = 1x weekly Thu
Corfu = NEW 2x weekly Mon & Fri
Budapest = NEW 2x weekly Mon & Thu
Dublin = 21x weekly 3x daily Mon-Sun
Bari = NEW 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Riga = 5x weekly Mon-Wed, Fri & Sun
Agadir = 2x weekly Thu & Sun
Gdansk = 5x weekly Mon-Thu & Sat
Krakow = 8x weekly, 2x daily Mon & 1x daily Tue-Sun
Poznan = 2x weekly Mon & Thu
Warsaw Chopin = 3x weekly Wed, Fri & Sun
Wroclaw = 2x weekly Thu & Sun
Faro = 5x weekly Tue-Fri & Sun
Oporto = 2x weekly Tue & Sat
Bucharest = 4x weekly Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun
Bratislava = 2x weekly Wed & Sat
Alicante = 16x weekly, 3x daily Mon, Fri & 2x daily Tue-Thu, Sat-Sun
Girona = NOT ON SALE
Reus = 3x weekly Mon & Fri-Sat
Fuerteventura = 2x weekly Tue & Sat
Ibiza = 2x weekly Mon & Thu
Arrecife = 2x weekly Tue & Sat
Malaga = 9x weekly 2x daily Wed, Fri & 1x daily Tue-Thu, Sat-Sun
Palma de Mallorca = 11x weekly 2x daily Mon, Wed, Fri-Sat & 1x Tue, Thu, Sun
Tenerife South = 2x weekly Tue & Sat

Mondays +21
Based Aircraft 1
RYR2446 = LBA 06:00 – AGP 10:00 / RYR2447 = AGP 10:35 – LBA 12:35
RYR3575 = LBA 13:25 – ZAD 17:00 / RYR3576 = ZAD 17:25 – LBA 19:10
RYR0157 = LBA 19:35 – DUB 20:35 / RYR0156 = DUB 21:00 – LBA 22:00
Based Aircraft 2
RYR0456 = LBA 06:35 – DUB 07:35 / RYR0457 = DUB 08:00 – LBA 09:00
RYR5420 = LBA 09:25 – OTP 14:40 / RYR5421 = OTP 15:05 – LBA 16:30
RYR2486 = LBA 17:20 – IBZ 21:05 / RYR2487 = IBZ 21:40 – LBA 23:20
Based Aircraft 3
RYR3577 = LBA 06:45 – REU 10:10 / RYR3578 = REU 10:35 – LBA 12:00
RYR9395 = LBA 10:55 – PGF 14:05 / RYR9360 = PGF 14:30 – LBA 15:40 (Will need to be retimed)
RYR1112 = LBA 17:30 – CFU 23:00 / RYR1111 = CFU 23:25 – LBA 01:05*
Non based Aircraft
RYR5607 = POZ 06:20 – LBA 07:30 / RYR5606 = LBA 07:55 – POZ 11:00 Op by Buzz
RYR2311 = PMI 06:05 – LBA 07:45 / RYR2310 = LBA 08:10 – PMI 11:50
RYR2333 = KRK 07:50 – LBA 09:20 / RYR2332 = LBA 09:45 – KRK 13:10
RYR2660 = ALC 08:15 – LBA 10:00 / RYR9079 = LBA 10:25 – ALC 14:10
RYR2483 = RIX 10:15 – LBA 11:05 / RYR2482 = LBA 11:30 – RIX 16:05 Op by Buzz
RYR0152 = DUB 12:25 – LBA 13:25 / RYR0153 = LBA 13:50 – DUB 14:50
RYR9078 = ALC 12:00 – LBA 13:45 / RYR2661 = LBA 14:10 – ALC 17:55
RYR2327 = PMI 12:15 – LBA 13:55 / RYR2326 = LBA 14:20 – PMI 18:00
RYR5899 = BUD 13:45 – LBA 15:25 / RYR5900 = LBA 15:50 – BUD 19:20 Op by Ryanair Sun
RYR5660 = ALC 16:20 – LBA 18:05 / RYR5659 = LBA 18:30 – ALC 22:15
RYR2342 = KRK 17:50 – LBA 19:20 / RYR2343 = LBA 19:45 – KRK 23:10 Op by Buzz
RYR1504 = GDN 17:30 – LBA 18:50 / RYR1503 = LBA 19:15 – GDN 22:30 Op by Buzz

Tuesdays +16
Based Aircraft 1
RYR0240 = LBA 06:00 – TFS 10:30 / RYR0241 = TFS 11:05 – LBA 15:25
RYR0475 = LBA 15:40 – FUE 20:05 / RYR0474 = FUE 20:40 – LBA 00:55*
Based Aircraft 2
RYR0153 = LBA 06:55 – DUB 07:55 / RYR0152 = DUB 08:20 – LBA 09:20
RYR2310 = LBA 10:05 – PMI 13:45 / RYR2311 = PMI 14:20 – LBA 16:00
RYR2580 = LBA 16:50 – BRI 21:05 / RYR2579 = BRI 21:30 – LBA 23:50
Based Aircraft 3
----------------------------------- Spare -----------------------------------
RYR0157 = LBA 12:25 – DUB 13:25 / RYR0156 = DUB 13:50 – LBA 14:50
RYR2048 = LBA 16:15 – ACE 20:35 / RYR2047 = ACE 21:10 – LBA 01:15*
Non based Aircraft
RYR2483 = RIX 06:15 – LBA 07:05 / RYR2482 = LBA 07:30 – RIX 12:05 Op by Buzz
RYR1504 = GDN 06:10 – LBA 07:30 / RYR1503 = LBA 07:55 – GDN 11:10 Op by Buzz
RYR2333 = KRK 06:40 – LBA 08:10 / RYR2332 = LBA 08:35 – KRK 12:00 Op by Buzz
RYR2504 = FAO 06:15 – LBA 09:15 / RYR2503 = LBA 09:40 – FAO 12:40
RYR2447 = AGP 09:00 – LBA 11:00 / RYR2446 = LBA 11:25 – AGP 15:25
RYR2660 = ALC 09:50 – LBA 11:35 / RYR2661 = LBA 12:00 – ALC 15:45
RYR5660 = ALC 15:05 – LBA 16:50 / RYR5659 = LBA 17:15 – ALC 21:00
RYR2400 = OPO 17:40 – LBA 20:05 / RYR2399 = LBA 20:30 – OPO 23:00
RYR0457 = DUB 21:05 – LBA 22:05 / RYR0456 = LBA 22:30 – DUB 23:30

Wednesdays +17
Based Aircraft 1
RYR7664 = LBA 06:05 – WAW 09:30 / RYR7665 = WAW 11:00 – LBA 12:25
RYR0153 = LBA 13:15 – DUB 14:15 / RYR0152 = DUB 14:40 – LBA 15:40
RUK5918 = LBA 16:05 – TIA 20:20 / RUK5918 = TIA 20:45 – LBA 23:00 Op by Ryanair UK
Based Aircraft 2
RYR5420 = LBA 06:15 – OTP 11:30 / RYR5421 = OTP 11:55 – LBA 13:20
----------------------------------- Spare -----------------------------------
RYR0456 = LBA 19:45 – DUB 20:45 / RYR0457 = DUB 21:10 – LBA 22:10
Based Aircraft 3
RYR0157 = LBA 07:05 – DUB 08:05 / RYR0156 = DUB 08:30 – LBA 09:30
RYR2326 = LBA 09:55 – PMI 13:35 / RYR2327 = PMI 14:10 – LBA 15:50
RYR2310 = LBA 16:40 – PMI 20:20 / RYR2311 = PMI 20:55 – LBA 22:35
Non based Aircraft
RYR2483 = RIX 06:25 – LBA 07:15 / RYR2482 = LBA 07:40 – RIX 12:15 Op by Buzz
RYR2333 = KRK 05:50 – LBA 07:20 / RYR2332 = LBA 07:45 – KRK 11:10 Op by Buzz
RYR2458 = AGP 06:20 – LBA 08:20 / RYR2446 = LBA 08:45 – AGP 12:45
RYR2660 = ALC 09:00 – LBA 10:45 / RYR2661 = LBA 11:10 – ALC 14:55
RYR2504 = FAO 13:25 – LBA 16:25 / RYR2503 = LBA 16:50 – FAO 19:50
RYR2447 = AGP 15:15 – LBA 17:15 / RYR2457 = LBA 17:40 – AGP 21:40
RYR1504 = GDN 17:50 – LBA 19:10 / RYR1503 = LBA 19:35 – GDN 22:50 Op by Buzz
RYR5660 = ALC 17:45 – LBA 19:30 / RYR5659 = LBA 19:55 – ALC 23:40
RYR5042 = BTS 19:30 – LBA 20:55 / RYR5041 = LBA 21:20 – BTS 00:40* Op by Buzz

Thursdays +17
Based Aircraft 1
RYR2900 = LBA 06:00 – CHQ 12:00 / RYR2901 = CHQ 12:25 – LBA 14:45
RYR3575 = LBA 15:35 – ZAD 19:10 / RYR3576 = ZAD 19:35 – LBA 21:20
Based Aircraft 2
RYR0153 = LBA 06:35 – DUB 07:35 / RYR0152 = DUB 08:00 – LBA 09:00
RYR2310 = LBA 09:25 – PMI 13:05 / RYR2311 = PMI 13:40 – LBA 15:20
RYR2661 = LBA 16:20 – ALC 20:05 / RYR2660 = ALC 20:40 – LBA 22:25
Based Aircraft 3
RUK6702 = LBA 07:10 – AGA 10:10 / RUK6701 = AGA 10:35 – LBA 15:30 Op by Ryanair UK
RYR2486 = LBA 17:10 – IBZ 20:55 / RYR2487 = IBZ 21:30 – LBA 23:10
Non based Aircraft
RYR5899 = BUD 05:50 – LBA 07:30 / RYR5900 = LBA 07:55 – BUD 11:35 Op by Ryanair Sun
RYR2504 = FAO 06:20 – LBA 09:20 / RYR2503 = LBA 09:45 – FAO 12:45
RYR5660 = ALC 09:30 – LBA 11:15 / RYR5659 = LBA 11:40 – ALC 15:25
RYR5607 = POZ 11:00 – LBA 12:10 / RYR5606 = LBA 12:35 – POZ 15:40 Op by Buzz
RYR4108 = WRO 12:35 – LBA 13:50 / RYR4107 = LBA 14:15 – WRO 17:25 Op by Buzz
RYR0457 = DUB 13:20 – LBA 14:20 / RYR0456 = LBA 14:45 – DUB 15:45
RYR2333 = KRK 11:00 – LBA 12:30 / RYR2332 = LBA 12:55 – KRK 16:20
RYR2447 = AGP 14:50 – LBA 16:50 / RYR2446 = LBA 17:15 – AGP 21:15
RYR1504 = GDN 20:00 – LBA 21:20 / RYR1503 = LBA 21:45 – GDN 01:00 Op by Buzz
RYR0156 = DUB 20:50 – LBA 21:50 / RYR0157 = LBA 22:15 – DUB 23:15

Fridays +18
Based Aircraft 1
RYR7664 = LBA 06:05 – WAW 09:30 / RYR7665 = WAW 10:05 – LBA 11:30
RYR2326 = LBA 12:20 – PMI 16:00 / RYR2327 = PMI 16:35 – LBA 18:15
RYR9395 = LBA 18:50 – PGF 22:00 / RYR9360 = PGF 22:25 – LBA 23:35
Based Aircraft 2
RYR5420 = LBA 06:15 – OTP 11:30 / RYR5421 = OTP 11:55 – LBA 13:20
RYR1112 = LBA 14:55 – CFU 20:25 / RYR1111 = CFU 20:50 – LBA 22:30
Based Aircraft 3
RYR0456 = LBA 06:50 – DUB 07:50 / RYR0457 = DUB 08:15 – LBA 09:15
RYR3577 = LBA 09:40 – REU 13:05 / RYR3578 = REU 13:30 – LBA 14:55
RYR2310 = LBA 15:45 – PMI 19:25 / RYR2311 = PMI 20:00 – LBA 21:40
RYR0157 = LBA 19:00 – DUB 20:00 / RYR0156 = DUB 20:25 – LBA 21:25 (Will need to be retimed)
Non based Aircraft
RYR2458 = AGP 06:10 – LBA 08:10 / RYR2457 = LBA 08:35 – AGP 12:35
RYR2504 = FAO 06:10 – LBA 09:10 / RYR2503 = LBA 09:35 – FAO 12:35
RYR5660 = ALC 08:45 – LBA 10:30 / RYR5659 = LBA 10:55 – ALC 14:40
RYR2447 = AGP 09:55 – LBA 11:55 / RYR2446 = LBA 12:20 – AGP 16:20
RYR9078 = ALC 11:00 – LBA 12:45 / RYR9079 = LBA 13:10 – ALC 16:55
RYR0152 = DUB 12:25 – LBA 13:25 / RYR0153 = LBA 13:50 – DUB 14:50
RYR2333 = KRK 15:30 – LBA 17:00 / RYR2332 = LBA 17:25 – KRK 20:50 Op by Buzz
RYR2660 = ALC 16:00 – LBA 17:45 / RYR2661 = LBA 18:10 – ALC 21:55
RYR2483 = RIX 18:40 – LBA 19:30 / RYR2482 = LBA 19:55 – RIX 00:30* Op by Buzz

Saturdays +17
Based Aircraft 1
RYR2048 = LBA 06:20 – ACE 10:40 / RYR2047 = ACE 11:15 – LBA 15:20
RYR2580 = LBA 16:10 – BRI 20:25 / RYR2579 = BRI 20:50 – LBA 23:10
Based Aircraft 2
RYR3577 = LBA 06:40 – REU 10:05 / RYR3578 = REU 10:40 – LBA 12:05
RYR0475 = LBA 12:55 – FUE 17:20 / RYR0474 = FUE 17:55 – LBA 22:05
Based Aircraft 3
RYR0157 = LBA 06:50 – DUB 07:50 / RYR0156 = DUB 08:15 – LBA 09:15
RYR2310 = LBA 09:45 – PMI 13:25 / RYR2311 = PMI 14:00 – LBA 15:40
RYR5041 = LBA 16:30 – BTS 19:50 / RYR5042 = BTS 20:15 – LBA 21:40
Non based Aircraft
RYR2333 = KRK 06:50 – LBA 08:20 / RYR2332 = LBA 08:45 – KRK 12:10 Op by Buzz
RYR5660 = ALC 09:10 – LBA 10:55 / RYR5659 = LBA 11:20 – ALC 15:05
RYR2447 = AGP 09:20 – LBA 11:20 / RYR2446 = LBA 12:00 – AGP 16:00
RYR0457 = DUB 13:05 – LBA 14:05 / RYR0456 = LBA 14:30 – DUB 15:30
RYR2400 = OPO 12:35 – LBA 15:00 / RYR2399 = LBA 15:25 – OPO 17:55
RYR2660 = ALC 15:45 – LBA 17:30 / RYR2661 = LBA 17:55 – ALC 21:40
RYR1504 = GDN 17:25 – LBA 18:45 / RYR1503 = LBA 19:10 – GDN 22:25 Op by Buzz
RYR2327 = PMI 17:40 – LBA 19:20 / RYR2326 = LBA 19:45 – PMI 23:25
RYR0241 = TFS 15:55 – LBA 20:15 / RYR0240 = LBA 20:40 – TFS 01:10*
RYR0152 = DUB 21:00 – LBA 22:00 / RYR0153 = LBA 22:25 – DUB 23:25

Sunday +15
Based Aircraft 1
RYR5420 = LBA 06:20 – OTP 11:35 / RYR5421 = OTP 12:00 – LBA 13:25
RYR0157 = LBA 14:15 – DUB 15:15 / RYR0156 = DUB 15:40 – LBA 16:40
RUK5918 = LBA 18:15 – TIA 22:30 / RUK5918 = TIA 22:55 – LBA 01:10 Op by Ryanair UK
Based Aircraft 2
RYR0153 = LBA 06:25 – DUB 07:25 / RYR0152 = DUB 08:10 – LBA 09:10
RYR2310 – LBA 09:35 – PMI 13:15 / RYR2311 = PMI 13:50 – LBA 15:30
RUK6702 = LBA 16:20 – AGA 19:20 / RUK6701 = AGA 19:45 – LBA 00:40* Op by Ryanair UK
Based Aircraft 3
RYR7664 = LBA 07:40 – WAW 11:05 / RYR7665 = WAW 11:30 – LBA 12:55
----------------------------------- Spare -----------------------------------
RYR0456 = LBA 20:30 – DUB 21:30 / RYR0457 = DUB 21:55 – LBA 22:55
Non based Aircraft
RYR5660 = ALC 09:30 – LBA 11:15 / RYR5659 = LBA 11:40 – ALC 15:25
RYR2458 = AGP 09:25 – LBA 11:25 / RYR2457 = LBA 11:50 – AGP 15:50
RYR2504 = FAO 13:35 – LBA 16:35 / RYR2503 = LBA 17:00 – FAO 20:00
RYR2483 = RIX 16:30 – LBA 17:20 / RYR2482 = LBA 17:45 – RIX 22:20 Op by Buzz
RYR2660 = ALC 15:40 – LBA 17:25 / RYR2661 = LBA 17:50 – ALC 21:35
RYR4108 = WRO 18:20 – LBA 19:35 / RYR4107 = LBA 20:00 – WRO 23:10 Op by Buzz
RYR2333 = KRK 18:50 – LBA 20:20 / RYR2332 = LBA 20:45 – KRK 00:10*
 
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