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2 days ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowHot on the heels of the first Chinese cargo operator starting flights to East Midlands Airport, an American operator started scheduled operations at the UK’s leading express air cargo hub. Atlas Air, an American 747 operator carrying goods from the US to China, began regular flights into East Midlands Airport yesterday (May 13) and will operate five flights a week throughout the summer.
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3 days ago | 
northantstelegraph.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowEast Midlands Airport has landed a major deal with Chinese cargo operators which are starting regular flights this month – their first to any UK airport. Chinese logistics firm YunExpress has began operating its own Boeing 777F freighter flights in partnership with Central Airlines. The deal underlines East Midlands Airport’s status as the UK’s number one express air freight hub.
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3 days ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowEast Midlands Airport has landed a major deal with Chinese cargo operators which are starting regular flights this month – their first to any UK airport. Chinese logistics firm YunExpress has began operating its own Boeing 777F freighter flights in partnership with Central Airlines. The deal underlines East Midlands Airport’s status as the UK’s number one express air freight hub.
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4 days ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Air guitars and air travel don’t always mix when Download Festival sets up next to East Midlands Airport. But with careful planning it’s hoped passengers and festivalgoers can enjoy themselves without any headaches next month. The UK’s largest rock festival takes place at Donington Park next to the airport from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June, with campsites opening on Wednesday 11 June.
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2 weeks ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAnyone planning to drop people off for their flights at East Midlands Airport is reminded that the arrangements have changed from today (Thursday 1 May). Until now, people using the airport’s Rapid Drop Off area pulled up at an exit barrier and paid the fee by card or cash.
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3 weeks ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA new barrierless system to make dropping off passengers at East Midlands Airport quicker and easier is to be introduced next week. East Midlands Airport has confirmed that its new barrierless and cashless system for Rapid Drop Off will go live on Thursday 1 May 2025. Switching to the new system will improve the overall experience for drivers and passengers by streamlining the process.
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3 weeks ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowOne of a number of new routes available from East Midlands Airport has instantly become the furthest destination, at 2,793 miles away. Boa Vista, one of the largest of the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal, is a new destination that TUI has launched from East Midlands Airport, with twice-weekly flights getting underway from the beginning of May through to the end of October.
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1 month ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowSixty prizes are up for grabs from East Midlands Airport for each year the airport has been open as it celebrates its diamond anniversary. Commercial flights first got underway at East Midlands in April 1965 and the airport is spreading some of the anniversary love with a whole range of prizes to give away.
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1 month ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowEast Midlands Airport is poised to welcome more than 180,000 passengers during the Easter break as its 2025 summer season gets underway. Fresh from celebrating its 60th anniversary in style, the airport has been getting ready for the first big getaway of the year with a huge range of improvements for passengers.
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1 month ago | 
derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Stephan Richeux
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowHundreds of guests attended a special civic celebration at East Midlands Airport on Wednesday (April 2) which marked 60 years since the first day of operations. The Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire Michael Kupar OBE and his deputy Penny Coates – a former managing director at the airport – were guests of honour at the event in the check-in hall.
