{"id":184841,"date":"2025-07-04T13:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/?p=184841"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:16:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:16:50","slug":"leeds-bradford-airport-introduces-hybrid-bus-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/low-cost\/leeds-bradford-airport-introduces-hybrid-bus-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds Bradford Airport introduces hybrid bus upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yorkshire bus firm Transdev has rolled out the first of its fleet of hybrid buses serving Leeds Bradford Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The first of 15 new ultra-low emission buses entered service on Thursday 3 July 2025 on three dedicated routes linking Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate and Otley with the Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Transdev\u2019s new Mercedes Benz Citaro buses are larger than their predecessors, but also run cleaner with less CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aviationbusinessnews.com\/industry-news\/leeds-bradford-breaks-ground-on-terminal-rebuild\/\">Leeds-Bradford breaks ground on terminal rebuild<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transdev Managing Director Henri Rohard said:\u00a0\u201cOur investment in the most up-to-date hybrid technology is providing a full aviation designed and dedicated fleet to Leeds Bradford Airport, giving airline customers, our customers in general and our colleagues a much more comfortable, accessible and environmentally friendly journey than ever before&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Hodder, CEO, Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome the new hybrid offering to the &#8216;Flyer&#8217; fleet at LBA&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese bespoke hybrid vehicles will not only provide our customers with a more comfortable journey to the airport, but they also use less fuel than their traditional counterparts. 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