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East Midlands Airport flying high with top industry award
Chamber strategic partner East Midlands Airport (EMA) has been crowned Best UK Airport for its size (three to ten million passengers) by the industry trade body, the Airport Operators Association (AOA). The award recognises
excellence and achievement across a whole range of areas and comes in the year that records were broken for the volume and value of the cargo it handles. On the back of this, EMA has
shone a light on the aviation sector and the important role that airports play in growing local economies. Just under five million
passengers travel through East Midlands Airport each year to more than 80 destinations in Europe and long-haul to the USA and Mexico. Airlines based at EMA are Ryanair,
Jet.com, TUI and Thomas Cook and it is also served by Flybe and BMI. As the UK’s most important
airport for dedicated cargo aircraft, it handles 1,000 tonnes a day and the value of non-EU goods exported and imported through EMA over 12 months topped £10bn in the summer.
Karen Smart, EMA’s Managing
Director, said: “I’m delighted that the aviation industry recognises what has been achieved and the important role this airport plays both regionally and nationally. Building on this award, I am very positive about this airport’s future. We will continue to play an increasingly important role in shaping the East Midlands economy, creating new jobs and connecting people and products to other parts of the world.” The AOA is the trade body
representing more than 50 airports in the UK and the views of UK airports to Government, Parliament and regulators to secure policy outcomes that help deliver their mission. Karen Dee, Chief Executive at
the AOA, said: “Aviation is a UK success story and our vibrant and innovative work is globally leading. “The AOA annual awards
showcase just a sample of that best-in-kind work, including around improving efficiency, reducing the impact of aviation on the environment and delivering an ever-improving passenger experience.”
‘We will continue to play an increasingly important role in shaping the East Midlands economy, creating new jobs and connecting people and products to other parts of the world’
Karen Smart 6 business network December 2018/January 2019
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