Flyers passing through the terminal gates at Leeds Bradford Airport over the coming weeks will be among the first to experience the new terminal building, with the first phase of the £100 million transformation now complete
That first phase includes a new baggage reclaim area and an upgraded passport control area.
Guests in the coming weeks will benefit from some of those revamps, as well as a new Meet & Greet parking area.
The airport's commercial director, John Cunliffe, described the first phase as "a huge milestone for our airport, and passengers will get a real feel for our new terminal experience within this testing phase.
"There are a few scenarios that we need to trial before we can reveal when the doors will open full-time, so we’re looking forward to seeing how this phase goes and the initial reactions of our passengers in the coming weeks.
Phase two of the project, which will redevelop and refurbish the existing terminal, will now begin imminently. Ahead of that phase, John called for patience from guests. "The changes we are bringing in as part of phase 2 will impact the usual passenger flows, and for that we apologise in advance and ask for your patience.
"It’s essential for us to continue to transform at pace ahead of completion next year. We’d like to thank passengers in advance for their understanding."
