Consultative Committee

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1 Minutes of the Consultative Committee Meeting held at Leeds Bradford Airport Thursday 14 th December Members Present: Mr M Goodwin Mr M Dobson Cllr P Robinson Cllr C Trotter Mr J McKee Mr A Elsegood Cllr I Greenberg Cllr J Howard Mr I Williams Mrs H Ruane Cllr P Wadsworth Mr J Morley Cllr M Hughes Cllr I Scott Cllr H Lee Mr K Cothliffe Mr R Bedford Member Apologies: Mr W Adams Mr S Borrowdale Cllr C Campbell Cllr N Fawcett Cllr P Grahame Cllr A Paraskos Cllr J Mary Finley Cllr A Ross-Shaw Cllr P Grahame Sir G Verity Mr M Cartwright Mr B Dunsby Cllr J Davies Cllr C Pillai Chairman (Chair) Deputy Chairman Otley Town Council North Yorkshire County Council Burley in Wharfedale (on behalf of P Jenkins) Menston Neighbourhood Forum & Community Association Yorkshire Local Council s Association Leeds Branch Bramhope & Carlton Parish Council Chamber of Commerce Airport Support Group Jet2.com Horsforth End of Runway Representative (on behalf of Serena Glover) Horsforth Town Council Pool In Wharfedale Parish Council Aireborough Neighbourhood Forum Trades Union Congress Regional TUC Private Flying / Aero Club Members Local Resident Representative Yeadon Yorkshire Local Councils Association Leeds Branch Ainsty Ward NYCC (on behalf of Cllr Trotter) Pool in Wharfedale Parish Council Bradford Council Welcome to Yorkshire West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce (Bradford Chamber) Harrogate Chamber of Trade and Commerce Rawdon Parish Council Calderdale Council Airport Officers Present: Mr D Laws Mr S Whitby Mr C Sanders Mr C Johnson Miss T Stevenson Miss B Marrocco CEO Operations Director Head of Aviation Development Head of Planning Development Environmental Manager Executive Assistant

2 2. Minutes of the Last Meeting The December 2017 minutes were reviewed for content and accuracy. The December minutes were approved. 3. David Laws 6 month update and AMP DL updated the committee on a challenging 6 months and explaining that there will be more challenges to come. DL explained that he is very pleased with the progress of LBA and stated that LBA had 4 million passengers throughout the year despite the loss of Monarch. DL give an introduction to AMP (recent purchasers of LBA) and explained their involvement is a huge positive for the Airport as they are long term investors with airport experience. DL give an overview of the changes that will be happening over the course of These are as follows; - Passengers to pass through security within 6 minutes - Saltaire Bar to be renovated - Starbucks to open Airside - New lounges to be opened by Easter - Viking Airport parking to be operational by March - All Airport signage to be looked at and replaced DL advised the committee that 2018 will be a very exciting year for LBA. 4. Route Development Report CS explained that there has been a reduction in the BA capacity because the load factor and therefore profitability wasn t where they needed to be. CS went on to state that the main connecting routes from LHR are still served however LBA has suffered because BA cannot fill their flights. CS explained that rail services are also getting better to London which makes it easier for most people to travel. CS explained the effects Brexit will have on the aviation industry. CS stated that Airlines will just have to deal with it when the Brexit deal is made. Charles Johnson briefed the committee members on the Parkway Station. CJ explained that the Airport sits on numerous Boards so he is currently pushing hard with senior figures in Leeds to make sure the Parkway Station is delivered as early as possible. CJ explained that currently the station is due to open in Comments HR questioning why BA are making money from Manchester but not from LBA? CS explained that the many more BA flights to and from Manchester consistently achieve a much higher load factor than that from LBA. Post meeting Chris Sanders issued the below statement Further to my update prepared for the last meeting, we have now learnt that Thomas Cook are unable to base an aircraft at Leeds Bradford next summer as they have been unable to allocate an aircraft to either Leeds Bradford or Luton the two bases which they announced in the immediate aftermath of the Monarch collapse. Both bases were planned to receive a third-party aircraft operated and flown by another airline but crewed by Thomas Cook cabin crew. The market for such aircraft has become extremely tight for next summer and very unfortunately we have lost out. Bookings had been good and we take some solace in the fact that the remaining Turkey flights are all on larger A321 aircraft. They tried to protect as much of the flying using non-based aircraft as they could but, again due to aircraft availability, they have only been able to retain two weekly flights to Dalaman, two weekly flights to Antalya and a weekly Palma flight. The Dalaman (Wed/Sat) and Antalya (Thu/Sun) flights will be operated by larger Thomas Cook A321 aircraft while Palma (Mon) will operate with an Air Europa Boeing

3 6/7/8 Noise and Track Movement Papers and Presentation - Appendix 1 Tracey Stevenson gave an overview on noise and track keeping. 9. Any other business Q&A Consultative Committee SW gave a verbal update on the changes within the terminal. SW stated that currently, the terminal is very awkward to navigate through, and the aim within 2018 is to reconfigure the inside of the terminal to make navigation easier. SW stated that the aim is to have all check in on one side of the Airport and to get passengers through security as efficently as possible. SW explained that the terminal needs simplifying for passengers to enjoy it, the first stage in this is relocating the fire station, alternative locatons for which are currently being discussed. Comments Ken Cothliffe questioned if we have any thoughts on Frieght operations? CJ stated that we are currently looking into this and are in discussions with a handling agent, however freight is changing becoming increasing focused on small, high value items. CJ explained that the Frieght industry is not easy to break into. Richard Bedford questioned whether the staff working for the Viking carpark will be working for LBA? CS stated that the staff will work for LBA. Heather Ruane stated that it is very nice to see so many positive reviews about the Airport. CS stated that we have a new PR officer who is working on improving relationships with the press and to let the public know of the plans for the Airport. A discussion then took place with regards to the current carparking and signage, it was agreed that all signage within the carparks needs changing as it is very confusing. HR stated that the red cones in the middle of the road are not only unprofessional but also dangerous. SW stated that we are currently looking into our carparks and hopefully the public should start seeing changes in 2018.

4 2018 Meeting Dates THURSDAY 29 TH MARCH THURSDAY 21 ST JUNE THURSDAY 20 TH SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 13 TH DECEMBER Media Centre

5 2017/ / /18 % of 2016/17 Domestic Foreign Inclusive General Domestic Foreign Inclusive General Domestic Foreign Inclusive General Calendar Month Scheduled Scheduled Tours Charters TOTALS Scheduled Scheduled Tours Charters TOTALS Scheduled Scheduled Tours Charters TOTAL April In 18, , ,354 } 16, , ,807 } Out 17, , ,509 } 330,863 14, , ,387 } 277, % 20.28% % 26.50% 19.36% May In 18, ,687 6, ,480 } 15, ,403 6, ,788 } Out 18, ,915 8, ,912 } 398,392 16, ,018 8, ,645 } 348, % 15.04% 2.68% % 14.34% June In 20, ,322 9, ,817 } 17, ,908 9, ,344 } Out 20, ,502 9, ,457 } 458,274 17, ,153 8, ,518 } 402, % 13.97% 5.79% % 13.75% July In 19, ,263 9,263 1, ,079 } 17, ,632 10, ,778 } Out 20, ,352 9,764 1, ,789 } 502,868 18, ,825 10, ,427 } 443, % 15.17% % 38.02% 13.46% August In 22, ,299 10, ,595 } 19, ,981 10, ,822 } Out 21, ,708 9, ,112 } 524,707 19, ,287 10, ,993 } 455, % 16.42% -4.42% % 15.11% September In 22, ,398 9, ,091 } 20, ,048 10, ,138 } Out 19, ,874 9, ,131 } 464,222 18, ,719 9, ,021 } 410, % 14.68% -4.48% % 13.18% October In 17, ,690 6,744 4, ,238 } 17, ,999 7, ,330 } Out 17, ,987 4, ,510 } 358,748 17, ,600 5, ,759 } 340, % 5.51% % % 5.49% November In 17,775 91, ,807 } 17,803 83, ,394 } Out 17,378 84, ,871 } 212,678 17,301 76, ,510 } 196, % 9.73% % % 8.01% December In 14,943 78, ,879 96,088 } 14,754 76, ,170 93,351 } Out 15,809 86, , ,816 } 200,904 15,923 86, , ,767 } 198, % 1.16% % 50.81% 1.41% January In 12,829 77, ,328 } 13,783 76, ,201 } Out 12,170 74, ,502 } 177,830 13,192 70, ,010 } 175, % 3.52% % 65.31% 1.49% Annual Totals YTD 364,918 3,140, ,757 16,701 3,629,486 3,629, ,987 2,783, ,289 8,122 3,247,990 3,247, % 12.81% -5.72% % 11.75% Total % 10.05% 86.52% 2.97% 0.46% % 10.53% 85.70% 3.52% 0.25% %