{"id":526939,"date":"2025-10-25T12:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/526939\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T12:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:09:13","slug":"jet2-issues-update-after-leeds-bradford-airport-closes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/526939\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet2 issues update after Leeds Bradford Airport closes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The airport was forced to close its runway for several hours due to an &#8220;unforseen issue&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Jet2-shares-price.jpg\" alt=\"A Jet2 plane\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Jet2 has issued a statement to passengers after Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to close overnight (Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/jet2com\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet2<\/a> has issued an update for passengers after Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to close for several hours overnight as repairs were made to the runway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">The airport announced at 6am on Saturday October 25 that the runway had reopened and that operations had resumed. It warned that some delays and disruption could still occur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">It added: \u201cPlease arrive as planned unless advised otherwise by your airline.\u201d In a post on Facebook the airport apologised for any inconvenience. It said: \u201cCustomers are advised to check with their airline for the most up-to-date information regarding their flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u201cOur customer care teams are working hard but are experiencing high volumes. We are responding on a first-come, first-served basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Manchester Evening News <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">WhatsApp<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> group <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LUaHo8T8DDWDaHg65G29aN\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/leeds-bradford-airport-closes-due-32747742\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">On Friday night the airport said it was forced to close due to an \u201cunforeseen issue with the runway\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Leeds-Bradford-Airports-phase-one-of-a-major-redevelopment-is-complete.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds Bradford Airport \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Leeds Bradford Airport (Image: Gazette)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Leeds Bradford Airport operates 24 hours a day, and overnight flights were diverted to Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Stansted, Humberside and East Midlands airports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">On Saturday, October 25, Jet2 &#8211; which is based at the airport &#8211; issued the following statement: \u201cCurrently the impact to our flying programme is unknown for Saturday 25th, all passengers due to travel should arrive at the airport for their scheduled departure times, with check in&#8217;s closing as normal, 40 Minutes before departure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">It added a link to the EC Regulation 261\/2004 which explains passenger\u2019s rights if a flight is cancelled or delayed for more than three hours for reasons which are within control of the airline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">This includes compensation for delays of up to \u00a3220 for journeys up to 1,500km, \u00a3350 for flights between 1,500km to 3,500km and \u00a3520 for journeys more than 3,500km.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">According to Flightradar24.com, the following flights are delayed from Leeds Bradford Airport as of 11.50am on Saturday October 25:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\" publication=\"men\">\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">2pm Ryanair flight FR240 to Tenerife, estimated departure 3.05pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">3.35pm Jet2 flight LS439 to Dubrovnik, estimated departure 5.20pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">4.05pm Jet2 flight LS227 to Palma de Mallorca, estimated departure 8.01pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">4.45pm Jet2 flight LS475 to Dalaman, estimated departure 5.45pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">4.55pm Jet2 flight LS297 to Reus, estimated departure 7.10pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">5.15pm Jet2 flight LS223 to Tenerife, estimated departure 6.15pm<\/li>\n<li class=\"sc-700e1ff3-0 VljCu\">5.35pm Jet2 flight LS477 to Gran Canaria, estimated departure 7pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For more of today&#8217;s top stories, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The airport was forced to close its runway for several hours due to an &#8220;unforseen issue&#8221;Jet2 has issued&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,2406,27008,1860,16,15,2302],"class_list":{"0":"post-526939","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-holidays","12":"tag-jet2-com","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-yorkshire"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115434734711262731","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526939","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=526939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}