New name for Leeds Bradford Airport

[twevsmiff]

Illan Meslier International - The airport where everything goes in.

 

[yorkguy]

Just call it Leeds. It's what they usually put on departure boards in airports abroad, and it's often how flight and cabin crew describe the destination. You'll hear people say things like, 'oh we're going from Leeds this time, rather than Manchester'. Never heard anyone say, 'we're flying out of Bradford'

 

[oldendays]

PIA used to refer to LBA as 'Bredford'. Obviously Leeds was beneath their notice and spelling wasn't important.

 

[Finger66]

Just call it Leeds. It's what they usually put on departure boards in airports abroad, and it's often how flight and cabin crew describe the destination. You'll hear people say things like, 'oh we're going from Leeds this time, rather than Manchester'. Never heard anyone say, 'we're flying out of Bradford'

Don't blame em tbh and that's coming from someone Bradford born and bred. Nothing to shout about with this city (sounds similar anyway) these days

 

[Bigman]

And all this because I suggested a mural to cover up the cladding.

 

[White Heather]

Just call it Leeds. It's what they usually put on departure boards in airports abroad, and it's often how flight and cabin crew describe the destination. You'll hear people say things like, 'oh we're going from Leeds this time, rather than Manchester'. Never heard anyone say, 'we're flying out of Bradford'

Well it's situated in Leeds, but when the councils sold up to Bridgepoint, Bradford Council insisted on including a requirement that Bradford will remain part of the name, so Leeds Bradford it will remain, though as pointed out, it's usually referred to just as Leeds at airports.

LBA management have no intention of changing the name so this entire thread can be nothing more than an amusing (?) distraction.

And all this because I suggested a mural to cover up the cladding.

Yes, all your fault Bigman. For your penance say 3 Hail Mary's, 3 Our Father's and do 100 lines saying 'I will only ever fly from Leeds Bradford Airport'.

 

[Aviador]

Well it's situated in Leeds, but when the councils sold up to Bridgepoint, Bradford Council insisted on including a requirement that Bradford will remain part of the name

Yes I recall that but there is a way around it. "Leeds International Airport, for Leeds, Bradford and the Yorkshire region."

 

[White Heather]

Yes I recall that but there is a way around it. "Leeds International Airport, for Leeds, Bradford and the Yorkshire region."

That would take the entire extension to fit on the wall!

 

[dmrodgers]

Yes I recall that but there is a way around it. "Leeds International Airport, for Leeds, Bradford and the Yorkshire region."

I would go for that name as Leeds is known the world over, airports abroad tend to just have Leeds on their departure boards and yet it still, albeit not in the main name still has reference to Bradford. As Bridgepoint have not been the owners for a number of years now surely the airport can now move forward and modernise its image with the new extension and promote itself as a true international airport.

 

[Aviador]

As part of the deal to sell the airport the airport will forever be know with reference to Bradford. So if the airport were to chose a new name, it would have to include Bradford in the name somewhere.

 

[Bigman]

Well it's situated in Leeds, but when the councils sold up to Bridgepoint, Bradford Council insisted on including a requirement that Bradford will remain part of the name, so Leeds Bradford it will remain, though as pointed out, it's usually referred to just as Leeds at airports.

LBA management have no intention of changing the name so this entire thread can be nothing more than an amusing (?) distraction.


Yes, all your fault Bigman. For your penance say 3 Hail Mary's, 3 Our Father's and do 100 lines saying 'I will only ever fly from Leeds Bradford Airport'.

The Fathers being Ted, Dougal and Jack of course.

 

[Finger66]

Take Bradford out of the name and LBA is no longer a suitable airport code. That said I am becoming more and more anti my home city as the years go by (and far too quickly at that) so I wouldn't be that bothered to lose the B word

 

[White Heather]

Take Bradford out of the name and LBA is no longer a suitable airport code. That said I am becoming more and more anti my home city as the years go by (and far too quickly at that) so I wouldn't be that bothered to lose the B word

LYA will do. Leeds (Yeadon) Airport. Keep the elderly residents of Yeadon who mourn the days of Yeadon Aerodrome happy.

Or just LDS.

However, in the real world, LBA aint goin' nowhere. It's here to stay.

 

[Len Fish]

Given that LBA is 8.3 miles from Bradford centre and 8.6 miles from the centre of Leeds, Leeds Bradford Airport seems an appropriate name to me.

 

[tonysmith]

Should drop the leeds bit and call it Bradford international

 

[Matt995]

LYA will do. Leeds (Yeadon) Airport. Keep the elderly residents of Yeadon who mourn the days of Yeadon Aerodrome happy.

Or just LDS.

Sadly, LBA aint goin' nowhere.

Can't use LYA, thats Luoyang Beijiao Airport (China), and LDS is Yichun Lindu Airport (also China), so I think your stuck with LBA!

 

[White Heather]

Should drop the leeds bit and call it Bradford international

I'd love to see Leeds City Council's reaction to planning applications for an airport within their boundaries but which doesn't include Leeds in its name . The airport would never get approval again for anything.

Since Bradford offers virtually nothing towards the airport it's fortunate to still be named in it's title.

Incidentally, when folk moan about the airport being in the wrong place, that's down to Bradford too. In the 1930s Leeds wanted to build the airfield at Whinmoor on flat ground near the A64, but Bradford Council complained it was too far, so it ended up on a bit of fog plagued moorland at Yeadon instead.

 

[ChrisBBB]

Leeds Bradford Airport is a bit restrictive, we need to reference the wider community.
I propose Greater Area Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) just to shove two fingers up at certain people

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Leeds Bradford Airport is a bit restrictive, we need to reference the wider community.
I propose Greater Area Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) just to shove two fingers up at certain people

I think the airport are keen to promote the it as being 'Yorkshire's Airport'.

 

[The Pole]

Illan Meslier International - The airport where everything goes in.

Where everything gets in unless its foggy, windy, rainy, snowy, misty