New flights at Leeds Bradford airport

[5th May 2008]

Holiday airlines Jet2.com and Thomas Cook Airlines are launching new flights this month from Leeds Bradford airport.

Budget airline Jet2.com is launching no less than eight new routes from Leeds Bradford airport over the month. The first new route, to Hamburg in Germany, started on 1 May.

Hamburg is suitable for a short city break or business trip, and flights with Jet2.com to the city start from only £9.99 one way including taxes. Passengers with Jet2.com can also get free bus travel from the airport to the city centre.

Flights from Leeds Bradford airport with Jet2.com have also started to Madrid, Olbia on the island of Sardinia, and Paphos in Cyprus. Flights to the Spanish capital depart four times a week, while Olbia gets a weekly service and Paphos a twice weekly service.

Later this month Jet2.com will begin flights to Heraklion in Crete on 20th May, Avignon in France on 22nd May, Jersey on 24th May and La Rochelle, also in France, on 24th May.

Thomas Cook Airlines has decided to base an aircraft at Leeds Bradford airport and is flying to 17 destinations from the airport, including holiday hotspots such as Spain, the Balearics, the Canary Islands, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Turkey and Cyprus.

“We know for many customers across the Yorkshire region, flying from their regional airport is high priority when booking their holiday and we are delighted that Thomas Cook Holidays, who are one of Europe’s leading tour operators, are adding to the choice of over 70 destinations on offer from Leeds Bradford International Airport,” comments LBIA commercial & aviation development director, Tony Hallwood.

Written by: Nick Purdom