LEEDS Bradford Airport has won plaudits for its lack of delays and its help for disabled passengers.

LBA is one of the top for on-time performance according to a BBC analysis of Civil Aviation Authority figures on flights to and from UK airports.

Gatwick had the most delays with flights 27 minutes late on average during June, July and August 2015 and 2016. London City at number 18 had delays of 13 minutes on average.

Meanwhile Leeds Bradford and George Best Belfast City had an average delays of just ten minutes.

David Laws, Chief Executive at LBA, said: "We pride ourselves on our on-time performance and I am pleased to see that we continue to keep delays to a minimum. Passengers want to be able to travel through our airport smoothly and that’s made possible by the staff teams at LBA working hard to minimise any disruption.

"I would personally like to thank LBA’S business partners and staff as we continue towards our ambition to provide excellent customer service."

The airport has also been classed as "good" for the help it gives to passengers with disabilities.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published a report assessing the top 30 UK airports on the quality of assistance they provide to passengers with a disability. It shows that the number of people with a disability requesting extra help when travelling by air continues to grow significantly and has now reached over three million journeys in 2016 – a rise of more than 66 per cent since 2010. The report reveals that the majority of UK airports are providing very good or good support. But four airports have not met the CAA’s expectations and have been told they must improve.

Of the airports reviewed, six were rated very good, 20 rated as good and four rated as poor.

Richard Moriarty, CAA Director of Consumers and Markets, said: "UK aviation should be proud that it continues to serve a rapid increase in the number of passengers with a disability. Our surveys, along with the airports’ own studies, have shown high levels of satisfaction among disabled passengers and we have seen some examples of excellent service where assistance is well organised and delays are minimal."

Helen Pearce, Head of Passenger Services at LBA, said: "This is an area of the business that is incredibly important to us and it’s fantastic to have been rated as 'good.' We are continually working with a range of groups to ensure that we offer a service that means all passengers have a great experience when departing and arriving through LBA."