LEEDS Bradford Airport has again been named the best in the UK for on-time flights.

The Civil Aviation Authority said the airport was top of the pile for the third quarter of 2015 - the second consecutive quarter.

The airport also recorded the biggest year-on-year improvement, with its on-time performance up three percentage points on the same quarter in 2014.

Also, Leeds-Bradford passengers had an average delay of ten minutes, compared with the UK average of 15 minutes. Leeds-Bradford's average delay for the same quarter in 2014 was 11 minutes.

Tony Hallwood, Leeds-Bradford Airport's aviation development director, said: "Leeds Bradford Airport is very pleased that the hard work working closely with our airline partners has delivered once again a high and improving level of on-time performance.

"The CAA analysis shows that our commitment has delivered the best result of any UK airport with 84 per cent of LBA's flights departing on time.

"With short taxi times to the runway, departure gates no more than a five-minute walk from security, new boarding zones and an airport team that is dedicated to improving customer service, we are proud that Leeds-Bradford has been able to register the highest year-on-year improvement across the UK."