Future Infrastructure Developments

[SNOWMAN]

he has more faces than the town hall clock.
sm

 

[LBAYORKIE]

2017 .

Would be good to remind him of this.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Oh don't you worry. Copy & pasted. He'll have a lovely email sitting in his inbox Monday morning.

Him and Labour are as much use as chocolate teapots. I will never ever let them borrow my vote ever again.

Where did he say that? Is it on video? As we all know MP's will go "I never said that"?

 

[White Heather]

Full article, still on page 12 of the airport's Press Releases (dated Nov 2017).



Leeds Bradford Airport Hits Record Passenger Numbers in 2017
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Date
25 JAN 2018
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Leeds Bradford Airport is flying high after celebrating record passenger numbers.

Last year saw 4,078,069 passengers travel through the airport, which has now seen three years of positive year on year growth.

August was the busiest month for the travel hub, with 524,707 passengers flying through. The same month saw the airport record its busiest ever week, when more than 120,000 passengers flew out for the first time in its history.

Alicante was the favoured destination for Yorkshire’s travelling public, with 328,133 people travelling to the Costa Blanca.

With 33,024 scheduled flights to more than 70 direct destinations, 2017 saw Flybe’s inaugural flight to Dusseldorf in October, Ryanair add the Polish city of Wroclaw, as well as Jet2.com increasing their overall capacity and announcing a new route to La Rochelle in France. This year, the airport will welcome Thomas Cook back to Leeds Bradford with services to Dalaman, Antalya and Palma for Summer’18.

A number of changes took place in 2017, with the airport announcing David Laws as its new Chief Executive Officer and AMP Capital acquiring the business.

David Laws, Chief Executive at LBA, said:

“We had a tremendous 2017 at LBA and these passenger figures show how the airport is going from strength-to-strength.

“There is a rising demand for air travel across Yorkshire and the surrounding regions, and our ambition is to meet that by offering the very best choice of destinations for both business and leisure passengers.

“Despite some disappointing setbacks, including the collapse of Monarch and a reduction in our BA service, we now have the widest choice of flights available and will continue our approach to secure additional routes to ensure the people of Yorkshire have an airport to be proud of and are connected to the world.”

Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds North West, said:

“It is wonderful to see LBA doing so well. In an increasingly globalised world it is significant for us to have such a major transport hub in our local area. LBA is not just a transport hub however, but also a major contributor to the local community. The airport’s success is shared with Leeds North West in the form of economic prosperity and employment opportunities and I hope that it continues to grow and prosper for many years to come.”

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[Aviador]

#RobertJenrickMP #AlexSobelMP

 

[deepdale2]

I have just sent a gmail to Mr Sobel supporting his view's or Not! Had to get it off my chest. Feel better now. Time to write to the Minister of State.

 

[lbaspotter]

I have just sent a gmail to Mr Sobel supporting his view's or Not! Had to get it off my chest. Feel better now. Time to write to the Minister of State.

Thankyou for doing that Peter, it really is appreciated by us all.

Regards, Ross.

 

[White Heather]

Just a gentle reminder how important it is that as many people as possible write to Robert Jenrick MP using the silly form on his Ministerial website, to ask that he approves the LBA terminal when submitted under Green Belt legislation and does not give in to GALBA and Alex Sobel's demands that he calls it in for a public inquiry.

We can be certain that GALBA fans will be doing so . If he gives in to them it will delay the project by 1 to 2 years, cost a fortune and could possibly kill our chances of ever seeing LBA flourish. There is no room for complacency! Let's not turn a positive into a negative by assuming we will get the right outcome!

Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick MP Contact Form link: https://forms.communities.gov.uk/

 

[Seasider]

WH, I have just done it. I see what you mean about the small box.

 

[White Heather]

WH, I have just done it. I see what you mean about the small box.

It does fit the text in, but turns it into a newspaper column!
Thanks Seasider.

 

[Yorkieflyer]

Message of support sent to MP Robert Jenrick using the link provided, thanks WH.

 

[White Heather]

Message of support sent to MP Robert Jenrick using the link provided, thanks WH.

Thank you Yorkieflyer.

 

[Aviador]

I have sent mine also.

 

[Wardair166]

I have posted the Robert Jenrick link on three of my local community Facebook groups, urging supporters to communicate with RJ

 

[Aviador]

I have posted the Robert Jenrick link on three of my local community Facebook groups, urging supporters to communicate with RJ

Don't forget to highlight jobs! Over 2700 at the airport site during 2019

 

[White Heather]

I have sent mine also.

Thanks Aviador.

 

[Hendi]

I sent mine last week. I have limited knowledge on this can anybody explain the difference between him calling it in and him reviewing it due to green belt land? would it not be scrutinised the same for both scenarios?

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I've prepared mine using MS Word, I'm hoping to be able to cut and paste it into the box.

GALBAs template for their members seems quite slick, I dont think they use the little box.

 

[dmrodgers]

Message of support sent, it's the least we can all do to stop this development being delayed.

 

[White Heather]

I sent mine last week. I have limited knowledge on this can anybody explain the difference between him calling it in and him reviewing it due to green belt land? would it not be scrutinised the same for both scenarios?

The plans have to be signed off by him under Green Belt legislation but it shouldn't be a problem and will normally be approved within 30 days.

If he calls it in for a public inquiry, it will turn into a long, expensive investigation, delaying the terminal by at least 1 to 2 years, assuming it's approved in the end which is not guaranteed. It will also enable GALBA, Extinction Rebellion and the rest to yet again bombard the public, and the inquiry inspector with their anti LBA vitriol.