| The UK's popular East Midlands Airport has set out its | | | | the so-called "hub" airports in the south or north-west |
| stall for UK travellers looking for an easy start to | | | | of England. |
| their holiday this autumn and winter. Like other UK | | | | As the credit crunch begins to bite, such |
| regional airports in recent years, East Midlands Airport | | | | considerations of cost as well as convenience will |
| has seen substantial growth and development. This is | | | | intensify the need for travellers to look at all aspects |
| in a great degree due to the development of new | | | | of their budget. Hence they will be selecting |
| routes by low cost carriers to new destinations. But | | | | destinations based on available routes from their local |
| it is also due to the demands of discerning travellers, | | | | airport to save fuel on driving to a far-away airport, |
| who realise increasingly that no package holiday | | | | or hotels costs for an overnight stay before |
| should begin with an exhausting and expensive trip to | | | | departure. |