Leeds Bradford: General Airport Discussion & Updates

[White Heather]

LBA is 91 years old today. Happy birthday LBA!

 

[CM.]

LBA is 91 years old today. Happy birthday LBA!

That might explain the low flypast of a red arrows hawk. There’s was also an A400 planned to show up but sadly didn’t in the end.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

LBA is 91 years old today. Happy birthday LBA!

History of the airfield;

Yorkshire Aeroclub had both LBA as we know it and Sherburn Aeroclub as we know it.

They choose the sight at LBA to develop into an airport. Amazing if history had been different.

Also very interesting to note; from the warehouses opposite the terminal and right under the airfield/White House lane is a defunct tunnel wide and tall enough to accommodate aircraft. They used to build aircraft in WW2 in the weapons factory then move them over to the airfield under this tunnel. On top were cardboard cows etc to make it look to the germans it was just another landing strip surrounded by countryside to those germans.

 

[White Heather]

I have just posted publicly available minutes from a special meeting of the DSA Consultative Committee, held in September, on the DSA thread. Worth a read.

Just posting here as the minutes confirm that LBA have offered interviews for DSA staff who are losing their jobs due to the closure. LBA haven't been shouting this from the rooftops but it's not just the MAG making this offer.

 

[LBA4EVER]

DSA was fearured on the steven and anne show on GB news this morning, apparently they will be around 1000 members of the public marching to try keep the airport open, The issue is now as we know all the airlines have already moved out of DSA which is obviously good for our airport but bad for donny. LBA actually got a positive review by presenter steve commenting on how regional airports are so much better compared to say MAN.

 

[752]

i highly doubt 1000 people will be marching to keep it open. all mouth. DSA handed their ATC their notices yesterday.. I cant see it remaining open and if it does with no airlines?

 

[A400]

Agreed same with the parliamentary debate they’re having on Monday it’ll just give them some media hype.

 

[pug]

DSA was fearured on the steven and anne show on GB news this morning, apparently they will be around 1000 members of the public marching to try keep the airport open, The issue is now as we know all the airlines have already moved out of DSA which is obviously good for our airport but bad for donny. LBA actually got a positive review by presenter steve commenting on how regional airports are so much better compared to say MAN.

Course they’re better, they are less busy so invariably easier to use. This is the problem with the media, quiet airports with no queues don’t necessarily provide well financially for the owners, which is the fundamental problem that absolutely nobody except for Peel ever seems to consider.

 

[tonysmith]

PIA are hoping to get their ban to flying to Europe lifted at a meeting in brussels this week

 

[Aviador]

PIA are hoping to get their ban to flying to Europe lifted at a meeting in brussels this week

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Thank you @aviatellc for posting that report which is highly enlightening, if only to show the confusion that seems to have occurred. Also welcome to F4A and we look forward to many other post from you in due course.

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[LBAYORKIE]

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Thank you @aviatellc for posting that report which is highly enlightening, if only to show the confusion that seems to have occurred. Also welcome to F4A and we look forward to many other post from you in due course.

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Goods news for PIA but given PIA stopped flights to LBA before the ban I don't think it improves prospects for a resumption of flights to LBA.

 

[mdobuk21]

Wasn’t it just a suspension due to lack of a replacement aircraft for the A310?

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Wasn’t it just a suspension due to lack of a replacement aircraft for the A310?

I don't think so. If you remember they said they were switching to a 777 and then just walked away from the airport.

 

[White Heather]

I don't think so. If you remember they said they were switching to a 777 and then just walked away from the airport.

It was announced at the time as a suspension of the route, and for some time after LBA remained on their booking engine. That was 2014! As suspensions go, it's rather a long one!!

 

[Finger66]

I wouldn't mind betting that if you looked at the last 6 months only, LBA will have been promoted from 14th place.

Thank god having Leeds in our airport name doesnt at least mean we are down in 20th place!

 

[White Heather]

Thank god having Leeds in our airport name doesnt at least mean we are down in 20th place!

It could be far worse..Having Bradford in the name could have condemned us to the lower league of airports rather than the top 20!

 

[Finger66]

It could be far worse..Having Bradford in the name could have condemned us to the lower league.of airports.rather than the top 20!

Good comeback!

 

[ChrisBBB]

It could be far worse..Having Bradford in the name could have condemned us to the lower league.of airports.rather than the top 20!

Oi!!!!

 

[White Heather]

Oi!!!!

Ha ha! Don't mean it really, but Finger66's comment needed a response!

 

[Finger66]

Of course it did, in true Finger66 fashion I was fishing for one, but it’s all good fun. But getting back on topic, thinking back 24, or even 12, months we would happily take where LBA is again. LBA needs to concentrate on LBA and no one else, regardless of whether it’s great to be higher in the table or not