Future Infrastructure Developments

[Aviador]

If you contact the info desk they will advise from there.

 

[Aviador]

Does anyone have any information on the possible changes to the front of the terminal? The car rental desks inside the airport entrance are now closed and have been moved the new car rental centre which is accessed by the shuttle bus. I heard today that the old car rental desks will be removed and he front of the terminal will become fully glazed. The information desk will also be re positioned to the main entrance. This is what I have seen/heard today and wondered if anyone else had anymore details on the changes.

On another note, the old Arrow taxi portakabin has been removed and the area has been resurfaced in parts and car parking spaces have been marked out. Does anyone know who will be parking in this area?

Is there any update on this?

 

[B737]

Some sort of small builder's compound has been set up in the car park outside the terminal. There was a vehicle there yesterday for a company called HWF Steelwork and there have been various contractors going into the terminal. Does anyone know what work they will be doing? Does is relate to the area around the old car rental desks?

 

[Aviador]

I haven't been inside the terminal for some time. Where are the new car hire desks?

It sounds like some prep work is going to be carried out to facilitate the terminal extension.

Can you keep us updated please?

 

[B737]

Yes, I'll keep an eye out for any changes. The car rental desks are now based in a new set of buildings located near the entrance to the Long stay car parks. Passengers now get on the shuttle buses between the terminal and car rental centre.

 

[White Heather]

I was away last week so missed the last consultative meeting but the report issued beforehand said that works were to be undertaken shortly which is (quote) 'Hall A Mezzanine and Terminal Frontage works are about to commence on extending the floor area to Hall A to provide additional capacity to the international departures hall. Work is also about to commence to provide more space internally landside with a view to improving the overall ambience'.

 

[Aviador]

I was away last week so missed the last consultative meeting but the report issued beforehand said that works were to be undertaken shortly which is (quote) 'Hall A Mezzanine and Terminal Frontage works are about to commence on extending the floor area to Hall A to provide additional capacity to the international departures hall. Work is also about to commence to provide more space internally landside with a view to improving the overall ambience'.

Is that effectively what the planned terminal extension would do except there's no mention of first floor departures?

 

[B737]

Is that effectively what the planned terminal extension would do except there's no mention of first floor departures?

I don't believe that there will be any physical extension to the building, I think these works are independant from the bigger terminal front extension. From the rumours I've heard (so I may be wrong), but I believe the old car rental desk units will be removed effectivity widening the main entrance between Hall A and International Arrivals. I also heard that the information desk was being moved from it current location to just inside the main entrance. I guess removing the current information desk area will free up more space in Hall A. I hope they replace the two main sliding doors at the main entrance at the same time as they always seem to be breaking down. I will try to take some photos of any work I see going on.

 

[B737]

View attachment 3962 New signage has been installed above the main entrance.

Part of the work to be carried out over this winter will be to increase the single storey part of the building after the Saltaire Bar/Restaurant around the lift/escalators to a two storey building to create more floor space for seating, this will extend out over a new mezzanine floor to be built in the gate 5 area. Planning documents and diagrams are avaliable on the Leeds City Council Planning Portal Ref: 16/04973

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/o...s.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=OBMORGJBFRP00

I will update on this and any other work if I can and when I feel that it is in the public domain and safe for me to share the other details.

 

[B737]

This is the area I refer to above.View attachment 3963

 

[lbaspotter]

Here's some more drawing details regards the Terminal Departure Lounge extension that's going to be built over the winter season and has just been given planning permission by Leeds City Council.

Good news as this should in fact stop some of the complaints regards the lack of seating in the departure lounge area at busy times..

LOCATION PLAN

EXISTING ELEVATION

PROPOSED ELEVATION

PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Looks like we can't see those. Don't know if it is just me that has happened to. Anyway in regards to this ... its about time they use that idle space ... always bugs me why on earth it wasn't done with the rest of the terminal re-furb.

 

[yorkshire]

i was going to say that , i thought it was me!

 

[Aviador]

I can't see them either Sherburnflyer92. Totally agree though, it's been a long time in coming. It should have been done years ago. Does anybody know if the new mezzanine floor will connect with the other mezzanine floor gate 5 area?

 

[Aviador]

View attachment 3964

Looks like about 400 seats to me, is LBA is finally listening to customers!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

A sensible idea Aviador, moves the congestion from the ground floor in peak summer when you have J2 with their two first wave and swissport with Ryanair wave. However having worked in the terminal, and knowing the airport, they won't do that as it's too much like common sense. Looking at the plans online too ... the stairs are to remain.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Maybe it is. Or it's listening to it's airlines who have the same constant niggles with complaints about the airport 'lack of seating'.

 

[lbaspotter]

Are the drawings up and working now?

 

[Aviador]

The view from Airside.

View attachment 3965

Just how it should have been done in the first place. Just needs a new airbridge at gate 5 stand 9 now.

 

[Aviador]

Are the drawings up and working now?

Yes.