A BOSS at Leeds Bradford Airport is to leave his role after nine years.

Tony Hallwood is stepping down as the Yeadon site’s aviation development director at the end of this month.

He says he is moving back to his family in Manchester and will also take an active role in his wife’s business.

He said: “I am immensely proud of my achievements at LBA in driving record passenger growth from 2.6million to 3.6m and delivering a string of major route development successes for the Leeds City Region and Yorkshire.

“Securing new based capacity from Ryanair and Monarch, the reintroduction of BA and Aer Lingus alongside Jet2.com’s and Flybe’s growth has helped ensure the continued success of LBA.

“I look forward to seeing the ongoing success of LBA under David Laws’ leadership.”