British Airways Leeds Bradford Flights Move to Terminal 5

2013-01-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — The newly launched British Airways flights from Leeds Bradford Airport will move to the airline’s flagship Heathrow home, Terminal 5, from this summer.

The new service, which started on December 9 last year, currently operates into Heathrow’s Terminal 1.

The move will cut minimum connection times to onward British Airways flights by 30 minutes, to just one hour.

Customers will benefit from quicker and smoother connections to over 100 cities worldwide served by British Airways from its world leading terminal.

From the start of the summer programme on March 31 the schedule from Leeds Bradford will be reduced from four to three flights a day, with the lunchtime and early afternoon slots combined. However, the move to T5 and the new timings will benefit both business and leisure travellers who will be able to easily connect with some of the important long-haul and European destinations.

Jim Keegan, British Airways regional customer service manager UK regions and Ireland, said : “We often take the opportunity to change flight frequencies and timings at the season boundaries and we are delighted that we are able to move the Leeds Bradford flights to T5 next summer, just three months after the route launch. It means our Yorkshire customers can enjoy a quick and seamless journey through our dedicated terminal at Heathrow.”

Tony Hallwood, Leeds Bradford Airport’s Marketing Director, said: “British Airways decision to transfer Leeds Bradford services into T5 will help to transform the worldwide travel plans of Yorkshire’s regional businesses and leisure travellers. With a wide choice of connecting destinations now on offer from Heathrow there has never been a better time to fly locally from Yorkshire’s gateway airport.

“Leeds Bradford’s new direct connection into Heathrow’s Terminal 5  will now offer a reduced transfer time of just 60 minutes and provide even quicker and easier access to British Airways’ worldwide network.”