First look inside Leeds Bradford Airport's £100m expansion
The first phase of Leeds Bradford Airport's £100m expansion project is set to be completed by summer. The new terminal extension will provide an 83% increase in seating capacity, with phase two of the development seeing a refurbishment of the existing building.Vincent Hodder, airport chief executive officer, previously said it was "the first major improvement to our terminal since its opening in 1968 and is long overdue".
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