East midlands airport ..12th / 13th May

Lincoln_Imp

Be aware anyone travelling this weekend from EMA (12/13 may) that
World superbikes are on at Donnington park and its likely to be a sell out so will be very busy

melb

we fly from East Midlands quite often and every time i book the flights (after i've booked them of course!) I think oh no better check there's nothing on at donnington and up to now I've been lucky for thanks for the heads-up. Just out of interest are they always at similar times each year or does it vary?

Lincoln_Imp

The other one to watch out for is British superbikes 7th to 9th September (think thats later than normal so they can vary )
Touring cars has been and gone

hcb42

They tend to be same weekends, next big one being download, and thy have le mans stage this year, both coming up soon.

Diane60

Just checked and we are due to fly out on June 9th (download festival). How much more time should we allow? Are the roads just totally snarled up?

hcb42

where are you travelling from?

have you got a hotel night prior?

The area will be busy, that is for sure, all local hotels very full.

Diane60

Flying at 2pm. Thought we would have had a nice relaxed journey from Leeds! Have checked out hotels near the airport. All are either full or very expensive. Journey would normaly take 90 mins. What would you advise. Thanks.

hcb42

For 2pm flight, just allow loads of time and travel on the day, if you are early you can at least relax at the airport, I wouldnt recommend staying night prior...(most hoteliers will have 2-3 night restrictions in place anyway).

melb

sorry to resurrect this year old thread but i've just booked flights from East Midlands on Sunday 7 April and as per usual have only now looked at what's on at donnington that weekend and on the day we fly it's the MG sports and saloon car races. We fly at 1610 so will be arriving at the airport about 1400. Does anyone know by any chance whether these sort of events lead to lots of extra traffic like the bigger events do?