Bristol Air Ambulance

Leeds Bradford Airport is located between the cities of Leeds and West Yorkshire Bradford and is a vital link in the network of the airport in the United Kingdom. It was originally opened as the "Leeds and Bradford Municipal Aerodrome 'or the locals Yeadon Aerodrome in the thirties. In the mid thirties the airport began scheduled flights to several destinations within the United Kingdom different, they have been Heston London, Newcastle, Edinburgh and the Isle of Man.

These services flew on a base three times a week at the beginning of the operation of the airport. At that point, car rental offices, shops and restaurants that fill the terminal were not present today, even if the terminal has started its construction.

Like most airports in the United Kingdom during the Second World War, the airfield being requisitioned by the Royal Air Force. Although he has not been used for the flyer out as many airports on the coast, but it played an important role in the development of new aircraft for the war effort. Near Yeadon was the case of the Avro factory was founded. The plant was connected to the Leeds Bradford airport by a lane which allowed the first bomber Avro test. Planes manufactured at Yeadon, Lancaster, Bristol Blenheim, Anson, York and Lincoln are the most famous. Among these varieties produced, the most numerous were the Anson, four and a half billion have been produced during the war.

After the war ended the site Yeadon was returned to civilian use. It was not for another decade, however, a number of roads have been established in other parts of the United Kingdom and Europe, the destinations available at this stage were Jersey, Ostend, Southend, Dusseldorf and Isle of Wight. Other destinations have been added throughout the sixties, including destinations such as London and Dublin.

As with most airports in the United Kingdom, Leeds Bradford benefited from the growth of the travel package, during the sixties the first package holiday route was opened to the Iberian Peninsula. The eighties saw the airport experience a great amount of growth, including widening the runway and a significant expansion of the terminal, which includes upgrading facilities such as shops, cafes, bars and car rental arrangements. Thank you to improve Leeds Bradford was able to open a transatlantic service to Toronto and Concord, even visited the site, even if a regular service using the supersonic jet has never been established.

The terminal has been continually increased since that period, resulting in an increase in the number of passengers passing through the airport. Last year, an estimated three million passengers passed through the airport. This increase has been almost exponential, doubling since 2002. The reasons for this phenomenon is widely regarded as down for the start of air operations budget to a variety of European destinations. In addition to a growing number of passengers on the site AHS also become the basis of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Flights beyond Europe are also in operation at Leeds Bradford with two of these long-haul flight to Islamabad, probably because of the large area of the Pakistani population.

Leeds Bradford is continuing its expansion in the coming years with the development of the terminal building, parking space for rental cars and passengers, hotels and improved road links. Since its modest beginnings as an aerodrome Public Airport has become one of the main airports in the north of England is a valuable link to Europe and beyond.