Leeds Bradford: New Route Development & Rumours

[Finger66]

And Yorkshire is not a tourist hotspot then!

 

[mdobuk21]

Just read and thought the same thing about Discover. Surely a route to Frankfurt would be successful

 

[AviatorYorks]

It’s ironic that Bristol has had Frankfurt before with Lufthansa and it failed. I can’t really see this doing that well on those timings and it’s still a slog down the M5/A30 to Cornwall in peak summer.

Surprised they didn’t go to Newquay to be fair

 

[HX3]

The Germans do like Cornwall and the southwest of England, as ZDF( equivalent of BBC2) do tv adaptations of Roamunde Pilcher books and the shows are very popular. Maybe the tour operators that will take seats are looking to expand the appeal across the whole southwest and take in the likes of Bath too?

 

[rmack]

Is there a Yorkshire Tourist Board or equivalent? Yorkshire has much to offer, The Dales, York, Harrogate, Leeds for shopping, the coast, etc.
More tourists will bolster LBA numbers.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The Germans do like Cornwall and the southwest of England, as ZDF( equivalent of BBC2) do tv adaptations of Roamunde Pilcher books and the shows are very popular. Maybe the tour operators that will take seats are looking to expand the appeal across the whole southwest and take in the likes of Bath too?

Germans are familiar with 'all creatures great and small' and other series set in Yorkshire.

 

[HX3]

Germans are familiar with 'all creatures great and small' and other series set in Yorkshire.

Perhaps, but these are German productions of her books. They’re predominantly in German and it is prime time tv. If they did something set in Yorkshire, perhaps it would have the same effect?

 

[LBA4EVER]

Makes you wonder do the airlines actually know there is an airport in leeds and does the airport actually have a marketing team! So unbelievable its laughable 🤔🤣😕

 

[Len Fish]

Is there a Yorkshire Tourist Board or equivalent? Yorkshire has much to offer, The Dales, York, Harrogate, Leeds for shopping, the coast, etc.
More tourists will bolster LBA numbers.

“The official single county-wide tourist board, formerly known as Welcome to Yorkshire (and originally the Yorkshire Tourist Board), entered administration in 2022, but regional tourism is now handled by dedicated local boards and official destination websites”. -Google AI search.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Perhaps, but these are German productions of her books. They’re predominantly in German and it is prime time tv. If they did something set in Yorkshire, perhaps it would have the same effect?

As far as I know they are the originals with sub-titles.

 

[Seasider]

I do not understand members negativity regarding new airlines/routes for LBA.
Since COVID, I have flown for LBA to:
Las Palmas; Basle; Amsterdam; Catania; Krakow; Malaga; Faro; Guernsey; Dublin; Doha; Kuala Lumpur; Singapore; Lyon; Palma; Verona; Sao Paulo; Rio de Janerio; Oporto; Lisbon; Belfast City; Riga; Vilnius; Warsaw; Geneva;
Obviously some destinations were not direct, but it does show what can be achieved from our "little airport on the hill"