East Midlands Airport
Steve Griffiths - Managing Director
24 Dec 2026
2025 was always going to be a significant year for East Midlands Airport, our 60th year operating as a commercial airport – but it has risen beyond celebrating past successes.
...drive to improve has really been a hallmark of our anniversary year at the airport. We have undertaken some really significant improvements for our customers as part of our ongoing £120m investment programme, not least an expanded and transformed security hall which provides a much brighter and more welcoming environment for checks to be carried out.
Next generation scanning equipment has been installed which helps speed up the process by up to 125 people per hour.
Carrying out these improvements and training security officers on the new scanners – in a newly constructed training academy - while keeping the airport running without impacting our customers is a testament to the fantastic team at East Midlands.
We introduced new barrierless, cashless arrangements in the rapid drop off area to improve traffic flow, opened new and refurbished restaurants, stores and an expanded and refurbished Escape Lounge, upgraded toilet facilities throughout the terminal, opened a new airside multi faith room, revamped our Meet & Greet office and Lost Property hub…the list is almost endless.
One major event for us was launching our cargo growth strategy, which earmarks four sites near the runway that together are the size of 80 football pitches, for development into new cargo facilities.
This winter will see further improvements out on the airfield, reconstructing one of the main taxiways, improving lighting and reconfiguring the main passenger apron to increase the number of aircraft that can park there...
