Passengers using Leeds-Bradford Airport face delays under tough new security checks.

Legislation announced today gives police and security services added powers to gain access to the advanced travel details on passengers travelling on domestic flights.

Airlines are expected to have to provide the personal details of all passengers as they book seats and when they check in.

Discussions are under way with the travel industry about which documents passengers will have to show before boarding a flight.

The new security system will allow names to be checked against lists of terror suspects and wanted criminals, as well as developing a profile system of those warranting further scrutiny.

The expansion to domestic travellers follows a pilot scheme in which passengers on selected international flights were monitored.

Airlines fear the checks will lengthen the time it takes for passengers to check in. One operator believes it could add 40 seconds to the average 60-second check-in time.

Jet2.com, which is based at Leeds-Bradford Airport, insists on domestic flight passengers providing a photo ID before boarding.

Leeds-Bradford Airport is policed by airport security staff and West Yorkshire Police. Day-to-day policing is handled by officers from the Weetwood division but security issues are dealt with by officers from Special Branch.

MP Greg Mulholland (Lib-Dem, Leeds North-West), whose constituency includes the airport, said: "It's right we have controls at our borders. However, I'm less comfortable with the idea of ordinary people being monitored as they travel the country on their daily business."

A spokesman for Leeds-Bradford Airport said they had not yet been informed when the checks would be introduced and whether they would be for all flights or particular flights.