A RECORD more than 120,000 passengers used Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in one week.

This record (pictured) was set during the week commencing August 7, and was then equalled the following week, between August 14 and 20.

LBA has now welcomed two million passengers since April 1, this year; higher than the numbers recorded for the same period last year.

David Laws, LBA chief executive, said: “It has been a fantastic summer season here at LBA and these passenger figures show how the airport is going from strength-to-strength.

“We now have the widest choice of flights available from LBA.

“It is that, coupled with the focus on further improving the passenger experience, that has sparked this growth.

“There is a rising demand for air travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.”