Regional airports to become more popular

Flight and travel info: 07 May 2008

Regional airports in the UK are likely to become more and more popular, according to a leading official.

Tony Hallwood, commercial and aviation development director at Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), stated that local transport hubs are likely to go from strength to strength in the next few years.

This, he said, is because regional portals are increasingly adding new services to its schedules, thereby negating the need to travel from the main London-based airports.

Mr Hallwood commented: "There is now less need for people to trawl down to London to connect to flights worldwide."

He added that LBA has been one of the fastest-growing regional airports in the UK over the last four years, with passenger numbers going up by 75 per cent.

This was largely attributed to the addition of new services to Europe, although Mr Hallwood said the airport is planning to tap into more long-haul destinations in the near future.

According to figures from the Civil Aviation Authority, 241 million passengers passed through British airports last year.

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