east midlands airport news
February 2012
03.02.12 Record passengers for East Midlands Parkway train station
02.02.12 Buyer found for bmibaby
January 2012
22.01.12 Video car to target those dropping off outside airport car parks
14.01.12 Airport bus link no longer needs public funding
13.01.12 Job loss threat
11.01.12 bmibaby extend Prague service in to April
08.01.12 Airport hotel links up with race track
05.01.12 Airport meet environmental standard
December 2011
24.12.11 Big job loss fears over IAG takeover of BMI
21.12.11 Christmas rush starts tomorrow
19.12.11 New hangar completed
16.12.11 bmibaby ranked top for check-in
11.12.11 Mini airport to help school children
11.12.11 East Midlands Airport car park helps with kids Christmas collection
07.12.11 bmibaby prepare to launch two ski routes
04.12.11 Airport hotel puts down new roots at official opening
02.12.11 Ryanair announce six new summer routes
November 2011
30.11.11 Airport opens 'changing places' room
29.11.11 Nimrod spy plane opens to public
28.11.11 Christmas market in terminal on December 14
26.11.11 Airports warn of strike delays
26.11.11 Special offer at East Midlands Airport hotel
23.11.11 Airport wins third Green Apple award
14.11.11 New York flight to take off this week
12.11.11 bmibaby announce Sicily flights
04.11.11 Airport receives two awards
03.11.11 BMI launch Frankfurt flights
October 2011
30.10.11 Plane problems cause two day delay
28.10.11 Airport bus hosts play
28.10.11 East Midlands Airport hotel welcomes first guests
20.10.11 New hologram assistant
19.10.11 5th annual Big Green Week held
16.10.11 Airport wins award
12.10.11 bmibaby launch packaged holiday website
03.10.11 £1m in sales before new airport hotel even opens
September 2011
25.09.11 Runway charity run
24.09.11 Airport hotel sets new green standards
23.09.11 East Midlands named 'star regional airport' for fifth year
18.09.11 BALPA want Government to protect BMI jobs
09.09.11 Traffic warning over motorbike race this weekend
04.09.11 Use of facial recognition gates up 40%
03.09.11 BMI announce Frankfurt flights
02.09.11 bmibaby named best low cost airline
August 2011
31.08.11 FlairJet to open base
30.08.11 Council wants noise capped at current levels
28.08.11 Airport half way to 1000 jobs target
26.08.11 Jet2 announce Pisa flights
22.08.11 Passengers and profits fall
20.08.11 New artwork on airport trail
17.08.11 New manager at airport hotel
04.08.11 New £2.9m hangar under construction; already let
July 2011
14.07.11 bmibaby advert 'misleading'; banned
13.07.11 Nimrod to land at East Midlands Aeropark
June 2011
20.06.11 Kids summer activities schedule announced
18.06.11 UPS hit by Government ban
12.06.11 bmibaby move in with parent
09.06.11 Traffic warning this weekend
09.06.11 East Midlands Airport solar plans axed
04.06.11 Jet2 to add another plane; more routes
03.06.11 Council offers to fund road improvement scheme near airport
02.06.11 Jet2 celebrate first anniversary of East Midlands base
May 2011
30.05.11 New names for East Midlands Airport car parks
29.05.11 Airport enjoys Bank Holiday boost
19.05.11 bmibaby announce new routes for 2012
15.05.11 Wedding show at Hilton East Midlands Airport
13.05.11 Jet2 announce New York Christmas shopping flight
11.05.11 Airport wind turbines complete
07.05.11 New customer rewards scheme launched by bmibaby
05.05.11 bmibaby add another plane to East Midlands base
April 2011
27.04.11 Outreach 2011 dates and venues announced
25.04.11 Busy Easter reported
20.04.11 Green car hire company opens East Midlands branch
17.04.11 Work started on airport wind turbines
17.04.11 Extra traffic around East Midlands Airport this weekend
09.04.11 1000 jobs on offer at the airport
03.04.11 Airport celebrates record cargo year
01.04.11 Topping out ceremony for East Midlands Airport hotel
March 2011
30.03.11 Hoax bomb transported on cargo flight
26.03.11 Heavy traffic around the airport this weekend
22.03.11 Airport hosts climate change week
13.03.11 Man jailed over cocaine parcel find
06.03.11 Ryanair to launch Tallinn flights
05.03.11 BMI sign codeshare deal with Ukrainian airline
01.03.11 Airport solar plans meeting
February 2011
20.02.11 Airport targets growth
11.02.11 Try fish feet therapy at East Midlands Airport
10.02.11 Suspended sentence for drunk drive pilot
03.02.11 Thomson Airways launch fleet upgrade
01.02.11 12.5% increase in use of airport bus
January 2011
28.01.11 Roadworks warning
20.01.11 £3m to be spent on snow clearing equipment
19.01.11 Increase in car sharing
18.01.11 Special offer for Skylink customers
17.01.11 Airport begins wind turbine installation
12.01.11 Cargo flight emergency
December 2010
26.12.10 Today to be busiest day of festive getaway
25.12.10 Noise complaints after military planes diverted
21.12.10 Airport gets diverted flights boost
18.12.10 Parcel bomb lucky escape
11.12.10 Record cigarette haul seized
November 2010
19.11.10 Jet2 to double East Midlands flights next summer
11.11.10 Cargo bomb timed to go off over US
07.11.10 Two new Spanish routes for East Midlands Airport
05.11.10 Air cargo rules tightened after terror attack
05.11.10 Children in Need get East Midlands Airport parking boost
01.11.10 Police criticised over handling of bomb plane
October 2010
30.10.10 Bomb found on US bound cargo plane
17.10.10 Ash cloud crisis cost airport £600,000
14.10.10 Aviation fair this weekend
13.10.10 French strike hits 2500 passengers
05.10.10 New meet and greet airport parking offer
04.10.10 Airport barista crowned Caffè Ritazza world champion
03.10.10 Airport holds Big Green Week
September 2010
30.09.10 Police launch air freight company accreditation scheme
27.09.10 Another award
25.09.10 bmibaby launch Munich flights
17.09.10 Charity walk next weekend
16.09.10 East Midlands wins award
12.09.10 Airport hotel to be the UK's greenest
11.09.10 New airport boss announced
10.09.10 bmibaby slammed over too small hand luggage cages
02.09.10 BMI entertain Venice bound passengers
August 2010
29.08.10 Airport expects busy weekend
18.08.10 Passengers and profits down
15.08.10 Airline leaves passengers stranded in terminal overnight
05.08.10 bmibaby flight emergency
July 2010
20.07.10 Construction starts on new airport hotel
14.07.10 Environmental report released
07.07.10 East Midlands Airport car park upgrade - and £1 drop off charge
June 2010
18.06.10 Light aircraft problem closes airport
17.06.10 bmibaby launch summer 2011 flights
16.06.10 New environmental leaning centre opened
15.06.10 Ash problems cost East Midlands more than £1m
11.06.10 £4m worth of fake goods seized
08.06.10 Weekend traffic alert
03.06.10 Manx2 axe Isle of Man flights
May 2010
29.05.10 bmibaby launch four new routes
20.05.10 Jet2 launch flights
12.05.10 Ash cloud continues to disrupt flights
April 2010
21.04.10 Disruption strands 60,000 passengers
16.04.10 New boss for bmibaby
15.04.10 Noise complaints down almost 60%
09.04.10 Police seek witnesses to airport shop robbery
05.04.10 Train link bus axed; replaced with taxis
March 2010
25.03.10 Airport to be powered by willow farm
25.03.10 Jet2 announce East Midlands ski flights
22.03.10 Jet2's new seats cut costs / emissions and add comfort
21.03.10 New airport hotel announced
07.03.10 Passenger traffic warning
February 2010
27.02.10 Passenger eats €10,000 scratchcard
02.02.10 New unaccompanied minors scheme for bmibaby
January 2010
12.01.10 Airport to press ahead with turbines plan
05.01.10 Airport axe 30 security staff
November 2009
23.11.09 BMI adds Brussels flights
15.11.09 Airport growth requires road upgrade
14.11.09 Car parks scrap transfer buses
09.11.09 Food waste powers airport buses
04.11.09 Runway extension approved
October 2009
31.10.09 Airport holds Big Green Week
30.10.09 Decision expect on runway extension
29.10.09 Giant plane leaves after weekend stay
24.10.09 Airport hotel plans submitted
15.10.09 Airport takes award for third year running
07.10.09 Council question flight noise fines
03.10.09 MP unhappy at noise action plan
September 2009
30.09.09 Roadworks near East Midlands from tonight
29.09.09 Plane diverted after passenger dies
25.09.09 bmibaby launch charity fundraising drive
24.09.09 DHL to launch B767 freight flights from East Midlands
15.09.09 easyJet still selling cancelled flights
12.09.09 bmibaby announce summer Newquay flights
08.09.09 Boom in fake goods
05.09.09 easyJet’s pull out 'will have virtually no impact’
05.09.09 bmibaby to fill easyJet East Midlands gap
04.09.09 Ryanair launch 'easyJet rescue fare'
August 2009
31.08.09 Passengers warned of traffic problems
28.08.09 Jet2 announce East Midlands Airport base
25.08.09 Prestige car park gets Park Mark
19.08.09 Ryanair add four new routes to winter schedule
16.08.09 Thomas Cook flight 17 hour delay
July 2009
30.07.09 Ryanair to launch new Canary Islands flights
25.07.09 Weekend traffic warning
23.07.09 Residents unhappy about noise plan
20.07.09 Noise plan consultation launched
03.07.09 Community briefing events announced
June 2009
30.06.09 Big drop in noise complaints
25.06.09 New cheap airport hotel option
20.06.09 Bmibaby announce Prague flights
12.06.09 Ryanair axe Inverness flights
11.06.09 Traffic warning this weekend
06.06.09 Over £400,000 given our by airport noise fund
05.06.09 Nine airlines rewarded for meeting noise standards
May 2009
24.05.09 Traffic warning
17.05.09 Bmibaby pass 1m passenger mark on Belfast route
15.05.09 East Midlands wins local green award
10.05.09 15 percent increase in bus passengers
April 2009
23.04.09 Kiss announce new Egypt flights
22.04.09 Planners recommend approving runway plan
02.04.09 bmibaby celebrate seven years at EMA
March 2009
31.03.09 Investigation in to chemical leak emergency
24.03.09 Ryanair add two routes, cancel one
07.03.09 Further delay for runway decision
06.03.09 Air rage drunk jailed
05.03.09 New tree sculpture unveiled
February 2009
26.02.09 25 job losses announced
26.02.09 Aurigny plan East Midlands – Guernsey flights
01.02.09 Record 2008, but 2009 will be tough
January 2009
28.01.09 Ryanair announce Ibiza flights
18.01.09 New rail / bus link to launch this month
05.01.09 Weather hits flights today
December 2008
21.12.08 Donnington bosses want to close airport during Grand Prix
07.12.08 bmibaby announce Menorca flights
November 2008
27.11.08 Drug smuggler jailed for 10 years
20.11.08 Airport defends runway extension plans
18.11.08 Man in court over drugs find
09.11.08 Summer easyJet flights on sale
07.11.08 Passengers up 61% on Skylink bus
02.11.08 MPs disagree over freight plane tax
October 2008
22.10.08 East Midlands gets two awards
20.10.08 Another plane emergency
16.10.08 Small plane emergency
September 2008
30.09.08 Residents meet council on night noise
29.09.08 Airport holds 'green week'
28.09.08 Crackdown on airport taxis
26.09.08 Flight delayed over WWII shell in luggage
22.09.08 Airport complaints procedure criticised
20.09.08 bmibaby offer passenger a really short break
20.09.08 Two awards for East Midlands Airport
19.09.08 Knife missed in hand luggage
11.09.08 bmibaby announce new summer routes
10.09.08 Airport spends record amount on soundproofing
10.09.08 East Midlands Airport food outlet gets Red Tractor logo
08.09.08 Major roadworks from Wednesday
07.09.08 Football supporters upset after Ryanair axe Madrid flights
03.09.08 Emergency landing
August 2008
31.08.08 East Midlands Airport complains about race circuit
30.08.08 Ryanair charge passengers '€15 fantasy fees'
17.08.08 New duty free shop opens
07.08.08 17% of airport weighing scales inaccurate
04.08.08 Man calls east airport 2000 times to complain about noise
04.08.08 Airports asking some airlines to pay cash
03.08.08 Emergency landing after bird strike
July 2008
31.07.08 Passenger carries knife through airport security
30.07.08 Passengers up 5% in June
26.07.08 Campaign group's runway extension fears
25.07.08 Passenger slates airport over passenger bus crash incident
20.07.08 Petition launched against night flights
19.07.08 Complaints down by over 10%
19.07.08 East Midlands Airport traffic warning
07.07.08 Bus links up for two awards
06.07.08 Airport welcomes F1 news
05.07.08 East Midlands breaks passenger record
05.07.08 Operator sought to run new East Midlands Airport hotel
02.07.08 Airport taxi purge hits 40 vehicles
June 2008
22.06.08 Ryanair send pilot P45 - backdated 6 weeks
20.06.08 Ryanair announce three new routes
19.06.08 Traffic warning for this weekend
15.06.08 Airport visit for Kenyan chaplain
12.06.08 Traffic warning for this weekend
11.06.08 New cheap family bus ticket
04.06.08 Ryanair launch Malaga flights
May 2008
22.05.08 Traffic warning this weekend
17.05.08 Airport managers support charity
14.05.08 Burma aid flight takes off
05.05.08 Woman charged over 3 kg cocaine find
April 2008
30.04.08 Passengers hit after Ryanair plane leaves runway in Poland
29.04.08 Report into cargo plane crash landing raises systems failures
24.04.08 Passengers up 15.2%
12.04.08 Climate change protest at East Midlands Airport today
09.04.08 bmi use bigger planes on Brussels route
05.04.08 Traffic warning this weekend
March 2008
30.03.08 Chicken pox scare on Ryanair flight
29.03.08 Night flight petition launched
27.03.08 Manx2 ups Isle of Man frequency
26.03.08 Wind turbines given green light
25.03.08 bmibaby celebrates 6th anniversary with £6 seat sale
23.03.08 Locals unhappy over night flights
20.03.08 Passengers up 19.2%
20.03.08 Cocaine found in footballs at East Midlands Airport
10.03.08 New Goa flights popular
06.03.08 Teen tagged over cigarette smuggling
06.03.08 Customer criticises East Midlands Airport car parks
04.02.08 Manx2 launch Isle of Man route
February 2008
25.02.08 East Midlands Airport parking construction work
24.02.08 Passengers up 15.4% in January
16.02.08 Job fair next week
15.02.08 Big cigarette seizures
09.02.08 bmi to launch Cologne flights
08.02.08 Bomb ‘joke’ woman jailed
08.02.08 easyJet launch East Midlands – Palma flights
06.02.08 OAP tried to smuggle 62,000 cigarettes
January 2008
30.01.08 Arrest over crack cocaine haul
19.01.08 New traffic surveillance system installed
17.01.08 Record 2007 and big passenger rise in December
December 2007
28.12.07 Another big cigarette seizure
23.12.07 Airport warns passengers to allow extra time for their journeys
21.12.07 Rail station construction begins
19.12.07 Emergency landing at East Midlands Airport
18.12.07 Police name crash victims
17.12.07 Emergency landing after fatal crash
15.12.07 Customs seize over 120,000 cigarettes from gang
14.12.07 Manx2 announce new Isle of Man flights
13.12.07 Passengers up 15.4% in November
11.12.07 Plane evacuated over fire alert
07.12.07 Airport bus celebrates 1 millionth passenger
05.12.07 bmi announce Cologne flights
November 2007
30.11.07 Passengers up 6.2% in October
30.11.07 bmibaby announce new routes from Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester and Cardiff
20.11.07 East Midlands picks up another award
19.11.07 Heavy snow closes runway
19.11.07 Firework hits plane near East Midlands Airport
08.11.07 Airport parking company fined £20,000
06.11.07 World's largest plane drops in
01.11.07 bmibaby announce two new Polish routes
October 2007
24.10.07 East Midlands to retain air ambulance
19.10.07 New Pakistan flights take off
13.10.07 East Midlands named world's more environmentally friendly airport
12.10.07 UK International Airlines gets ready to launch UAE / Pakistan flights
12.10.07 East Midlands Airport wins award
11.10.07 Two new Polish routes for bmibaby
08.10.07 East Midlands looks for artists for 2008 calendar
07.10.07 Airport bus celebrates first birthday with ticket offer
06.10.07 6000 sign petition calling for more information on Air Ambulance
01.10.07 Airport bus short-listed for award
September 2007
30.09.07 East Midlands has highest proportion of leisure travellers
28.09.07 East Midlands tops the airport parking league
27.09.07 easyJet announce Barcelona flights
26.09.07 Passengers up 14.3 percent in August
22.09.07 Regional airports growing faster than London's big 5
21.09.07 Traffic warning for passengers this weekend
20.09.07 Goa flights announced
20.09.07 Ryanair announce new Cork flights from Glasgow and East Midlands
09.09.07 Major traffic problems yesterday
08.09.07 Manchester and East Midlands Airports target Far Eastern routes
06.09.07 Airport reveals wind turbine plan
01.09.07 Thomsonfly plane makes emergency landing and then develops a fuel leak
August 2007
28.08.07 East Midlands to get digital advertising
27.08.07 Air ambulance to stay until March
26.08.07 New airline plans Amritsar flights
22.08.07 easyJet announce new East Midlands - Palma flights
22.08.07 East Midlands Airports passengers up 11 percent
20.08.07 Air Ambulance may fly East Midlands base
16.08.07 Security staff to hold strike vote
09.08.07 Ryanair announce East Midlands - Alicante flights
05.08.07 Airport launches transport connections website
July 2007
25.07.07 Ryanair announce new routes from Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool and Prestwick
25.07.07 Ryanair announce first Belfast City Airport routes
22.07.07 New prayer room opens at East Midlands Airport
20.07.07 East Midlands Airport sealed off over car park alert
19.07.07 Noise complaints soar at East Midlands Airport
03.07.07 The latest advice for drivers heading for UK airports
June 2007
27.06.07 Passenger arrested at East Midlands Airport over bomb claim
22.06.07 Extra traffic near East Midlands Airport this weekend
17.06.07 Climate activists glued to door at East Midlands airport
15.06.07 East Midlands Airport passengers up 20%
08.06.07 Download Festival hits East Midlands Airport passengers
May 2007
24.05.07 Three new routes this winter for Sterling
19.05.07 Ryanair announce two new East Midlands Airport routes
11.05.07 Three charged over big drugs find
06.05.07 East Midlands picks up best airport award
April 2007
26.04.07 Success for man pulling a plane by his ears
24.04.07 Man aims to set world record - by pulling a plane using his ears
20.04.07 Possible summer delays at East Midlands Airport
07.04.07 East Midlands Airport expects 17% jump in Easter passengers
06.04.07 bmibaby announce new flights to Ibiza from Cardiff and East Midlands
05.04.07 Airtours announce East Midlands Airport - China flight
March 2007
24.03.07 Airbus Superjumbo at East Midlands on Monday
22.03.07 Airtours announce Jamaica flights
18.03.07 Advance warning of traffic problems
03.03.07 East Midlands Airport goes smoke free from Monday
February 2007
28.02.07 Seat sale celebrates 10 new routes from Ryanair
20.02.07 Ryanair starts new Granada flights
20.02.07 Passengers up 28% as travellers head for the sun
15.02.07 Oxfam flight leaves with aid for flood-hit Mozambique
January 2007
25.01.07 Alpha Airports signs East Midlands and Bournemouth deals
24.01.07 Cocaine find at freight hub
20.01.07 Regional airport award for East Midlands
13.01.07 Record year and busy December
December 2006
30.12.06 Roadworks near airport from next month
16.12.06 Airport protestors sentenced
13.12.06 Campaigners unhappy at night flight plans
10.12.06 Masterplan would double jobs
09.12.06 East Midlands plans to be carbon neutral by 2012
08.12.06 Airport announces another name change
November 2006
09.11.06 Ryanair Knock route 'a success'
09.11.06 East Midlands Airport in India flight talks
08.11.06 Passenger numbers up 17% in October
03.11.06 Ryanair to launch Rimini flights
October 2006
26.10.06 First Choice announce new Cuba flights
21.10.06 'Full steam ahead' for rail link plans
20.10.06 Airport to consider name change
16.10.06 New Irish flights from Ryanair
11.10.06 Ryanair announce new Madrid base and East Midlands flights
09.10.06 Angry parents say air protest girls held in solitary for 36 hours
07.10.06 Campaigners in court over airport protest
06.10.06 Ryanair announces 10 new routes
06.10.06 Plane Stupid wants ban on all short-haul flights
05.10.06 New Leicester - Airport bus route
September 2006
27.09.06 Demonstrators charged
26.09.06 Airport security 'worked well'
25.09.06 Group breach security to stage protest on taxiway
10.09.06 Traffic warning for East Midlands Airport today
06.09.06 Traffic patterns now available online
August 2006
24.08.06 Passengers hit by plane problems
15.08.06 Opium haul discovered
11.08.06 How terror alert hit East Midlands Airport
10.08.06 Major security alert at UK airports
03.08.06 East Midlands airport launches new website
01.08.06 Daily Telegraph advice on common airport parking problem
July 2006
25.07.06 easyJet re-launch East Midlands - Ibiza flights
17.07.06 Opium found in chocolate at East Midlands Airport
11.07.06 East Midlands Airport passengers up 16 percent
10.07.06 Cheap East Midlands Airport Hotel
June 2006
30.06.06 Award for Fake goods operation at East Midlands Airport
23.06.06 Heavy traffic expected near East Midlands Airport next weekend
19.06.06 Cheap East Midlands Airport Parking
16.06.06 East Midlands to open new prayer facility
14.06.06 East Midlands introduces green airport parking scheme
10.06.06 Cleaner jailed for bomb 'joke' at East Midlands Airport
09.06.06 East Midlands Airport passengers up by 16% in May
07.06.06 Heavy traffic around East Midlands Airport this weekend
07.06.06 BA announce new budget flights form East Midlands Airport
06.06.06 East Midlands Airport prepares for World Cup
05.06.06 Cheap East Midlands Airport Hotel
03.06.06 New airline for East Midlands airport
May 2006
30.05.06 More than £4m worth of fake goods seized at East Midlands airport
22.05.06 Cheap East Midlands airport hotel
20.05.06 Environmentalists condemn East Midlands airport expansion plans
18.05.06 bmibaby tests online check-in at East Midlands airport
15.05.06 East Midlands expansion consultation ends
15.05.06 Cheap East Midlands Airport Car Parking
April 2006
27.04.06 Council concerned about East Midlands Airport expansion plans
18.04.06 Protesters attend East Midlands Airport masterplan meeting
07.04.06 East Midlands Airport consultation meetings begin
04.04.06 Ryanair East Midlands Airport - Derry flights launch tomorrow
01.04.06 Most popular East Midlands Airport Hotel in February
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