Fly 2793 miles from Castle Donington from next month

A new route will launch from East Midlands Airport in May, which will take passengers 2793 miles from the Midlands.

Boa Vista, one of the largest of the Cape Verde islands in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal, is a new destination that TUI has launched from East Midlands Airport, with twice-weekly flights getting underway from the beginning of May next week through to the end of October.

TUI has also announced Burgas in Bulgaria as a new destination from East Midlands Airport for summer 2025. 

For later in the year, Jet2 has also expanded capacity on its flights to Malaga, Alicante, Faro, Malta, Paphos and Tenerife for winter, along with two weekly Christmas Market services to Berlin from late November to mid-December for the first time this year, plus a new route to Budapest between this October and next April.

Customer Services and Planning Director at East Midlands Airport, Mike Grimes, said: “We’re always looking to expand the list of places our customers can reach, so I’m delighted with announcements from two of our main airlines offering great new destinations and extra capacity on some of our existing popular routes. It adds even greater choice this summer and next, as well as for this winter.

“I feel sure that Boa Vista in Cape Verde will be a really popular option for people who want an effortless start to their getaway with us at East Midlands Airport. They can get in the holiday mood in our brand new restaurant Alembic, refurbished Escape Lounge or Castle Rock’s new and refurbished bars.”