\n The work, which forms part of the LBA:Regen project, has seen the installation of a new arrivals facility.\n<\/p>\n
\n That facility, measuring 102,000 square feet, includes a new baggage reclaim area, a secure passport control zone, upgraded seating with runway views, new food and drink offerings, and two new premium passenger lounges.\n<\/p>\n
\n Property and construction consultancy EDGE was responsible for project, programme, and cost management for LBA:Regen’s first phase.\n<\/p>\n
\n Property and construction consultancy EDGE was responsible for project, programme, and cost management for the first phase of LBA:Regen (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Several of EDGE’s management experts from its Leeds and Nottingham offices were involved, with a number of the team basing themselves on site throughout the lifecycle of the project.\n<\/p>\n
\n Work on the first phase was carried out from September 2023 to June 2025, with the airport remaining fully operational throughout thanks to a “15-stage phased delivery strategy” \u2013 which sought to balance\u00a0construction targets with the needs of passengers, airlines, and airport staff.\n<\/p>\n
\n Most work was completed landside to avoid disrupting airside operations.\n<\/p>\n
\n Gordon Parkinson, senior project manager at EDGE, said: “This has been one of the most complex but rewarding projects EDGE has ever undertaken.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It required round-the-clock collaboration with stakeholders, ranging from baggage handlers and food operators to UK Border Force and the airport\u2019s operational teams.”\n<\/p>\n
\n With Phase 1 complete, EDGE is now embarking on Phase 2, which involves both refurbishing the airport\u2019s original terminal (first opened in 1968) and developing infrastructure to connect key terminal areas.\n<\/p>\n
\n Unlike the first phase, Phase 2 will need to be delivered in what a spokesperson called a “live operational environment,” with attempts to be made to minimise disruption during the airport’s busiest times.\n<\/p>\n
\n The new arrivals facility features a new baggage reclaim area, a secure passport control zone, upgraded seating with runway views, new food and drink offerings, and two new premium passenger lounges (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Vincent Hodder, CEO of Leeds Bradford Airport, said: “We are delighted to see our new terminal extension open and operational.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It has been an incredible journey to get here, and we know our customers are going to get a completely new experience from Leeds Bradford Airport.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It\u2019s an exciting time for our employees, stakeholders, and business partners.”\n<\/p>\n
\n EDGE is now beginning Phase 2 of LBA:Regen, which will involve refurbishing the original terminal and developing connecting infrastructure between important terminal areas (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n The full refurbishment is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.\n<\/p>\n
\n It is hoped that the airport will then be able to accommodate up to 6.8 million passengers per year – a 75 per cent increase on the current figure, according to a spokesperson.\n<\/p>\n
\n Such an annual passenger figure would make the airport “larger than the likes of Belfast International, East Midlands, Newcastle, and Liverpool airports,” again according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The work, which forms part of the LBA:Regen project, has seen the installation of a new arrivals facility.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324036,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-324035","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114985048837294450","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}