Leeds Bradford Airport passengers to get first-look at expansion

Leeds Bradford Airport has announced that passengers from selected flights will get an exclusive first look at its new £100m expansion.

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00:00A smoother journey for all passengers using Leeds Bradford Airport, that's the

00:05aim of the new £100 million terminal expansion and if you're due to use the

00:09airport in the coming weeks you may be one of the first people to get a look at

00:13the transformation in person. Phase one of the works are almost complete and a

00:18trial run of the new facilities ahead of their official opening will see some

00:22passengers arriving at the airport try out the all-new arrivals process. This

00:28includes an upgraded passport control area, a new baggage reclaim area and

00:33cutting-edge technology, with phase two of the project set to focus on

00:37redeveloping and refurbishing the existing terminal. Leeds Bradford Airport

00:42commercial director John Cunliffe has said that this is a huge milestone for the

00:46airport and passengers will get a real feel for the new terminal experience

00:50within this testing phase. There are a few scenarios that the airport needs to trial

00:55before it reveals when the doors will open full-time and the team are looking

00:59forward to seeing how the phase goes and to get an initial reaction from

01:03passengers as the summer fully gets underway. Phase two of the works will lead

01:09to some changes to the usual passenger flows particularly for those departing

01:13from the airport once the new terminal building opens. You can expect many

01:18changes if you are departing from the airport in the coming weeks and you may

01:22well see hoardings and scaffolding at the front of the building as well as changes

01:26to the meet-and-greet car parking area and bus pickup and drop-off zones. Leeds

01:32Bradford Airport has created a dedicated page on their website which will be

01:36updated regularly throughout the next phase of the development providing

01:40passengers with more information at each stage of the upgrade process.