Leeds Bradford: General Airport Discussion & Updates

[paully]

As long as they remember these custom- ers are paying their wages.

Really any pax, especially at this time of year need to be welcomed.

If you'd experienced this utter dross this morning you really wouldn't want them again...Put it this way the reserved seating fir assisted passengers were hijacked by Wizz dross..I went into the new terminal for a coffee for my wife and returned to find her surrounded by Romanian I won't abide by your rules types..I fired both barrels at them and removed them from the disabled seating areas..
Look if Wizz took their 3rd rate customers elsewhere it would be win win for Leeds..That sort of utter crap we don't need..

And if anyone doesn't like what Ive said I was there and you weren't..Get over it

 

[Cookridge resident]

If you'd experienced this utter dross this morning you really wouldn't want them again...Put it this way the reserved seating fir assisted passengers were hijacked by Wizz dross..I went into the new terminal for a coffee for my wife and returned to find her surrounded by Romanian I won't abide by your rules types..I fired both barrels at them and removed them from the disabled seating areas..
Look if Wizz took their 3rd rate customers elsewhere it would be win win for Leeds..That sort of utter crap we don't need..

And if anyone doesn't like what Ive said I was there and you weren't..Get over it

Fair play to you. I have a disabled daughter and would have acted the same.
Unfortunately nobody seems to police the abuse of the disabled provisions, anywhere. It’s a source of great frustration for us.
I have to say we’ve experienced it from all aspects of society, not just “foreigners”.
The councils should outsource the checks on blue badges to a private company (me) and I’ll let you know how it goes from my villa in Barbados.

 

[paully]

Fair play to you. I have a disabled daughter and would have acted the same.
Unfortunately nobody seems to police the abuse of the disabled provisions, anywhere. It’s a source of great frustration for us.
I have to say we’ve experienced it from all aspects of society, not just “foreigners”.
The councils should outsource the checks on blue badges to a private company (me) and I’ll let you know how it goes from my villa in Barbados.

Interestingly there was an unusually large Police presence in the area and made their presence felt..I wonder why..The blue badges are a privilege but massively abused..We're in Fuerteventura and the blue bays are respected here..

 

[Len Fish]

Blue badges are abused by some but not by all of us.

 

[Cookridge resident]

Blue badges are abused by some but not by all of us.

Agreed.
I think it says a lot of who you are as a person if you behave in this way.
We don’t use my daughter’s badge if she isn’t with us because that would make us reprehensible scumbags.

 

[jason1-11]

I see Chris Woodroofe (Manchester Airport MD) was at Leeds Station this morning, discussing Northern Powerhouse Rail. He touched on MAG's £1.3B investment and how they are looking to grow their catchment area, attract new long-haul routes with the hope of benefiting the whole of the North.

 

[BCFC]

I see Chris Woodroofe (Manchester Airport MD) was at Leeds Station this morning, discussing Northern Powerhouse Rail. He touched on MAG's £1.3B investment and how they are looking to grow their catchment area, attract new long-haul routes with the hope of benefiting the whole of the North.

He was also on Radio 5 talking about how easy it will be to get from places like Leeds and Bradford to Manchester Airport.

 

[dmrodgers]

He was also on Radio 5 talking about how easy it will be to get from places like Leeds and Bradford to Manchester Airport.

And what are Leeds City Council and pour West Yorkshire Mayor doing bout improving transport links to our airport. Absolutely NOTHING.

 

[Snackbar]

I see Chris Woodroofe (Manchester Airport MD) was at Leeds Station this morning, discussing Northern Powerhouse Rail. He touched on MAG's £1.3B investment and how they are looking to grow their catchment area, attract new long-haul routes with the hope of benefiting the whole of the North.

Given this won’t even be looked at until they compete the phase 1 work around Leeds, Bradford and York and they are even now talking about the mid 2030’s before even looking at it I’m highly sceptical! Doubt it will be operational before 2050 if it’s delivered at all!
You only need to look at the White Rose station!

 

[752]

But still the way LCC completely cripple the city with sh*tty roads, no parking, poor bus services and no tram services etc. Its driving people else where. LCC need a kick up the arse to get access to the city, train station, bus station and airport a priority.

 

[rmack]

What about the LBA Parkway station? When might this be given the go ahead if at all!

 

[White Heather]

But still the way LCC completely cripple the city with sh*tty roads, no parking, poor bus services and no tram services etc. Its driving people else where. LCC need a kick up the arse to get access to the city, train station, bus station and airport a priority.

Blame LCC by all means for the roads, parking and cycling lanes everywhere, but the buses, non existent trams and parkway station (along with any other form of transport to LBA) are under the jurisdiction of our hopeless excuse for a Mayor and her West Yorkshire Combined Authority. LCC cannot control what the Mayor does. Yes, LCC has members on the WYCA but so do the other towns and cities who apparently have quite an influence on what does, and doesn't get done.

I am no fan of LCC, but we cant blame them for transport they do not control. LCC haven't controlled the buses or public transport generally in Leeds since 1974!!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Ive just seen an article on Look North on the newly announced spending on rail in the North.

Rachel Reeves said "we want to get people to Manchester airport"

 

[Aviador]

@White Heather reached out today to share the sad news that her mother passed away this morning at the remarkable age of 106. Because of this, she’ll be stepping away from the forum for the next few weeks. I know we’d all like to join together in sending Heather our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

 

[SierraHotel]

Only 13 commercial arrivals today. Pretty desperate.

 

[Statto]

Keeping up the annual tradition of someone making this post on a Wednesday in the middle of January!

 

[Finger66]

Only 13 commercial arrivals today. Pretty desperate.

All airports that rely on short haul are pretty quiet at this time of year, especially mid week. Summer is completely opposite so all good in my eyes

 

[HX3]

13 more than DSA 😜

 

[YorkshireLad]

Mondays, Fridays and Sundays have over 30. In the middle of the quietest part of winter. Nobody seems to talk about that

 

[lbaspotter]

Only 13 commercial arrivals today. Pretty desperate.

If you don’t include the cargo, East Midlands only has 4x scheduled passenger flights today. 2x Jet2, 1x TUi & 1x Aer Lingus.

Humberside only has 3x KLM & Teesside has 2x KLM & 1x Ryanair.