East Midlands airport is a gem of an airport

East Midlands airport is within 20 miles of Nottingham, Leicester and Derby with Birmingham not much further away.

Travelling to East Midlands airport could not be easier with the M1 and M42 on the door step. East Midlands Airport has established itself as a hub for low fare airlines Ryanair, bmibaby and easyjet who provides a range of domestic and European short haul destinations

Despite the credit crunch East Midlands airport saw passenger numbers rise in 2008 which was against reductions seen at all other major airports such as Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted airports who all suffered reductions in passenger levels, whilst East Midlands increased passenger numbers by 3.8% in 2008 reaching 5.6 million and is now the 10th busiest airport in the UK.

Amid much controversy the airport was rebranded Nottingham East Midlands which didn’t go down well with the cities of Leicester and Derby, because it was considered that outside of the UK East Midlands meant very little to the international traveller “Nottingham” was added to give the airport a sense of geographical position. Due to ongoing controversy the name reverted back to East Midlands airport in 2006 following constant challenges from the cities of Derby and Leicester the airport.

Parking at East Milands could not be easier with off and on car parks with transfers to the terminal. Flypark is able to offer a choice of Parking at East Milands airport and East Midland airport hotels