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. 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 2018. 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 2023. 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 737-800.
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.
2018 Meeting Dates THURSDAY 29 TH MARCH 2018 1430-1630 THURSDAY 21 ST JUNE 2018 1030 1230 THURSDAY 20 TH SEPTEMBER 2018 1430-1630 THURSDAY 13 TH DECEMBER 2018 1030 1230 Media Centre
2017/18 2016/17 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 18,213 144,184 706 251 163,354 } 16,295 122,353 902 257 139,807 } Out 17,444 149,220 633 212 167,509 } 330,863 14,845 121,584 849 109 137,387 } 277,194 14.51% 20.28% -23.53% 26.50% 19.36% May In 18,287 162,687 6,090 416 187,480 } 15,802 141,403 6,159 424 163,788 } Out 18,646 182,915 8,959 392 210,912 } 398,392 16,340 159,018 8,497 790 184,645 } 348,433 14.91% 15.04% 2.68% -33.44% 14.34% June In 20,200 198,322 9,665 630 228,817 } 17,887 173,908 9,303 246 201,344 } Out 20,068 199,502 9,408 479 229,457 } 458,274 17,416 175,153 8,726 223 201,518 } 402,862 14.06% 13.97% 5.79% 136.46% 13.75% July In 19,455 213,263 9,263 1,098 243,079 } 17,848 185,632 10,490 808 214,778 } Out 20,600 228,352 9,764 1,073 259,789 } 502,868 18,952 197,825 10,885 765 228,427 } 443,205 8.85% 15.17% -10.98% 38.02% 13.46% August In 22,246 231,299 10,297 753 264,595 } 19,941 197,981 10,527 373 228,822 } Out 21,879 227,708 9,859 666 260,112 } 524,707 19,953 196,287 10,560 193 226,993 } 455,815 10.61% 16.42% -4.42% 150.71% 15.11% September In 22,433 207,398 9,618 642 240,091 } 20,662 183,048 10,222 206 214,138 } Out 19,575 194,874 9,200 482 224,131 } 464,222 18,664 167,719 9,478 160 196,021 } 410,159 6.82% 14.68% -4.48% 207.10% 13.18% October In 17,583 160,690 6,744 4,221 189,238 } 17,404 153,999 7,662 265 179,330 } Out 17,385 146,987 4,828 310 169,510 } 358,748 17,222 137,600 5,836 101 160,759 } 340,089 0.99% 5.51% -14.27% 1137.98% 5.49% November In 17,775 91,126 687 219 109,807 } 17,803 83,621 830 140 102,394 } Out 17,378 84,478 654 361 102,871 } 212,678 17,301 76,413 675 121 94,510 } 196,904 0.14% 9.73% -10.90% 122.22% 8.01% December In 14,943 78,692 574 1,879 96,088 } 14,754 76,607 820 1,170 93,351 } Out 15,809 86,462 619 1,926 104,816 } 200,904 15,923 86,651 840 1,353 104,767 } 198,118 0.24% 1.16% -28.13% 50.81% 1.41% January In 12,829 77,866 189 444 91,328 } 13,783 76,642 471 305 91,201 } Out 12,170 74,085 0 247 86,502 } 177,830 13,192 70,148 557 113 84,010 } 175,211-7.33% 3.52% -81.61% 65.31% 1.49% Annual Totals YTD 364,918 3,140,110 107,757 16,701 3,629,486 3,629,486 341,987 2,783,592 114,289 8,122 3,247,990 3,247,990 6.71% 12.81% -5.72% 105.63% 11.75% Total % 10.05% 86.52% 2.97% 0.46% 100.00% 10.53% 85.70% 3.52% 0.25% 100.00%