Leeds Bradford Airport intends to shed its “ugly duckling” image with a £100m terminal expansion and refurbishment programme due to be completed by 2026.
The work will involve a three-storey extension to the existing terminal and a “significant refurbishment” of the existing building in the first major improvement to it since it opened in 1968. Chief executive Vincent Hodder told The Yorkshire Post that the work on the often-criticised airport is much-needed. 'Ugly duckling is a nice way of putting it because it includes that connotation of being able to grow into a beautiful swan and fundamentally that is what this is about,” he said.
The airport said the work will also contribute to decarbonisation efforts as a result of the installation of new heating, lighting and machinery, including new baggage belts. In addition to contributing to the airport’s efforts to reach net zero by 2030, Mr Hodder said it will also help facilitate ambitions to serve seven million passengers a year – up from the current four million a year.
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