Fifty airlines and holiday companies operate from East Midlands Airport, which serves Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and surrounding areas in England. The airport is very popular with low-cost European carriers. EMA was named Best UK Regional Airport at the Travel Bulletin 2007 Star Awards and 2007 Travel Weekly Globe Awards. www.nottinghamema.com
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Taxi: Checker Cars are the taxi concession at the airport (tel: +44 (0)1332 814000).
Bus: There are bus services to Nottingham, Derby and Loughborough (with connections to destinations around Great Britain on the Intercity network) from outside the main Arrivals area. The Kinchbus (tel: +44 (0)1509 815 637; Web site: www.kinchbus.co.uk) Air-line Shuttle runs to Derby, while Trent Barton (tel: +44 (0)1773 712 265; Web site: www.trentbarton.co.uk) operate the Rainbow 5 services to Nottingham and Loughborough. For bus times and fare information, call Traveline (tel: +44 (0)870 608 2608).
Coach: Flightlink (tel: +44 (0)8705 808 080; Web site: www.nationalexpress.com) operates a coach service between Nottingham East Midlands Airport and Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Luton Airport, Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport.
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Parking for more than 4,000 cars is available at the airport. The short-term parking lot is located outside the main terminal building, with a courtesy shuttle bus to transport passengers to/from the medium and long-term parking lots. For details and bookings, call NCP (tel: +44 (0)870 606 7050; Web site: www.ncp.co.uk) or BCP (tel: +44 (0)870 013 4928), or check out the airport’s Web site (www.eastmidlandsairport.com).
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Money and communications: ATMs and two bureau de change are available in the main terminal building.
Eating and drinking: Cafés, restaurants, a British pub, a bar, a sandwich bar and a food village are all available.
Shopping: There are many retail outlets at the airport, including a duty- and tax-free shop.
Luggage: A lost property service is operated by the information desk (tel: +44 (0)1332 852 852). Baggage storage facilities are provided by the individual airlines, on request.
Other facilities: These include a first aid room, nursing rooms, children’s play areas and a travel agent.
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The Thistle East Midlands Airport (tel: +44 (0)1332 850 700) is within the airport grounds. The Hilton East Midlands Airport (tel: +44 (0)1509 674 000) is located 2 miles away and the Express by Holiday Inn (tel: +44 (0)1509 678 000) is on the Pegasus Business Park next to the airport; both provide a shuttle service to/from the airport.
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Porters are available to provide assistance to wheelchair passengers; those wishing to use this service should contact the information desk (tel: +44 (0)1332 852 852). Disabled parking is provided in the short-term lot located 164ft from the terminal building entrance. There are also disabled toilets, lowered phones and an elevator. Wheelchairs and wheelchair-accessible taxis are also available; passengers who require the ambulift for boarding aircraft should notify their airline at the time of booking. Hearing loops are located throughout the terminal.
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Fax and photocopy facilities are available at the information desk (tel: +44 (0)1332 852 852) for a small charge. Conference facilities are available at the Thistle East Midlands Airport Hotel (tel: +44 (0)1332 850 700), the Express by Holiday Inn (tel: +44 (0)1509 678 000) and the Hilton East Midlands Airport Hotel (tel: +44 (0)1509 674 000).
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