East Midlands Airport

[MattFox]

1 hour ago, Paninistickers said:

It's known as Nottingham still on Skyscanner and Google searches and flight radar. Which annoys tf out of me. 

 

But even so, yes, only relevant IF someone in, say, Germany knew East Mids was near to Nottingham. I suppose it's like me having to check a West Galway or Upper Friesland airport to see if that's good for Cork or Hamburg or whatever. 

 

Nottingham-Leicester does make sense. Both (sadly now them too) are known European or worldwide as a direct result of the PL. In France and Ireland, because of the Rugby. Derby can do one. Loughborough is better known. 

Derby is actually pretty well known in several sectors due to Rolls Royce sadly 

 

 

[Paninistickers]

47 minutes ago, MattFox said:

Derby is actually pretty well known in several sectors due to Rolls Royce sadly 

 

 

Hmmm, I'm not convinced. 

 

I get Rolls Royce is famous but it's not associated with Derby in the way that, say, Portsmouth is with the Royal Navy. Tbh I doubt 99% of people in the UK would say Rolls is based in. Derby. 

 

I can imagine the reaction if I was in Vietnam, South Africa or Barbados and I'd say I was from Derby. I think nonplussed would be the word

[grobyfox1990]

4 hours ago, Stadt said:

The lack of commercial demand into the airport the problem perhaps?

 

Calling it Nottingham-Leicester airport probably makes more sense to Europeans flying in, EMA makes sense to locals but we already know if it. 
 

99% of British people wouldn’t be able to point to any airports named after regions (or people) in Europe. 

 

It’s also completely typical of Leics’ rail connectivity that EMA parkway isn’t even close to it.

 

Equally, a direct rail link to BHX from Leicester would be useful.

Im landing at BHX in a few hours (pray the fog stays away…) It’s rail link from airport to BHX station, train to new street then train to Leicester. Annoying but a lot of ‘airport rail stations’ are a faff to get to from the actual airport. Luton charge >£4 to go on their poxy monorail from airport to parkway station 

Edited 27 March by grobyfox1990

[CosbehFox]

3 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Im landing at BHX in a few hours (pray the fog stays away…) It’s rail link from airport to BHX station, train to new street then train to Leicester. Annoying but a lot of ‘airport rail stations’ are a faff to get to from the actual airport. Luton charge >£4 to go on their poxy monorail from airport to parkway station 

You'd be better taxi to Coleshill Parkway for a £10, pick the train up from there. 

[grobyfox1990]

1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

You'd be better taxi to Coleshill Parkway for a £10, pick the train up from there. 

Didn’t realise it was the cheap. Will check Uber when I land 

[MattFox]

3 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

Hmmm, I'm not convinced. 

 

I get Rolls Royce is famous but it's not associated with Derby in the way that, say, Portsmouth is with the Royal Navy. Tbh I doubt 99% of people in the UK would say Rolls is based in. Derby. 

 

I can imagine the reaction if I was in Vietnam, South Africa or Barbados and I'd say I was from Derby. I think nonplussed would be the word

Meant more that it gets a fair few business travelers for a city its size due to RR more than that the airport should be named after it tbf

[grobyfox1990]

4 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

You'd be better taxi to Coleshill Parkway for a £10, pick the train up from there. 

 

3 hours ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Didn’t realise it was the cheap. Will check Uber when I land 

£14.93, decent option, cheers 

[simFox]

On 27/03/2025 at 13:53, Paninistickers said:

It's known as Nottingham still on Skyscanner and Google searches and flight radar. Which annoys tf out of me. 

 

But even so, yes, only relevant IF someone in, say, Germany knew East Mids was near to Nottingham. I suppose it's like me having to check a West Galway or Upper Friesland airport to see if that's good for Cork or Hamburg or whatever. 

 

Nottingham-Leicester does make sense. Both (sadly now them too) are known European or worldwide as a direct result of the PL. In France and Ireland, because of the Rugby. Derby can do one. Loughborough is better known. 

On Google maps they say it's in Derby!

[Lako42]

1 hour ago, simFox said:

On Google maps they say it's in Derby!

Google maps calls the gulf of Mexico the gulf of America so it can go **** itself 

[Grebfromgrebland]

3 hours ago, Lako42 said:

Google maps calls the gulf of Mexico the gulf of America so it can go **** itself 

That's you banned from the USA 

[Lako42]

5 hours ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

That's you banned from the USA 

Not sure, been trying to get lcfc to ban me recently by writing loads of anti kp stuff on their socials but absolutely nothing.....just  my luck

Edited 29 March by Lako42