Travel influencer Molly Thompson had ‘never’ flown from the tiny airport despite only living 20 miles away, but decided to change that when she booked a flight with her boyfriend
A couple were left “surprised” when they took a flight from the “quietest” airport in England. Travel blogger Molly Thompson and boyfriend Tom decided to take a flight from Humberside Airport.
Known as the “quietest” commercial airport in the nation, it serves approximately 136,000 passengers annually. This stands in sharp contrast to the busiest hub, Heathrow, which accommodated 83.9 million travellers in 2024.
Molly, 25, revealed she had never departed from the small Kirmington airport previously, despite it being merely 20 miles from her Yorkshire home, reports Lincolnshire Live.
In a YouTube video, she said: “On first impressions, I have to say, it kind of does just look like a leisure centre or something.
“We’re based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, this is Humberside Airport just south of the Humber Bridge, and it is our local airport however I’ve never flown from here.”
Molly and Tom reserved a flight from Humberside to Athens via Schiphol in Amsterdam. Once inside whilst awaiting their departure, the influencer confessed she felt more like she was in a “school hall” than an airport.
Molly was nevertheless “quite surprised” when she proceeded through the security checkpoint. After reaching the departure lounge, she commented: “It’s actually a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be.
“I am pleasantly surprised because I didn’t think there would be anywhere to get food here. It’s quite nice, it feels like we’re in a lounge here. They also do have a duty free, and I didn’t expect them to have a duty free.”
Molly, who describes herself as a “Sky Scanner fiend” says she frequently searches for bargain flights from Humberside Airport rather than more popular alternatives.
She added: “I’m always scanning, always looking, I am a Sky Scanner fiend and I am always checking Humberside.
“Every flight I have ever flown, I check Humberside first because I think, if I can connect even into Schiphol, it’s saving me so much time, I don’t have to drive into Manchester or London.”
However, Molly concluded that whilst she would gladly fly from Humberside Airport again, she frequently discovers it can be more costly than neighbouring options. She added: “The overall experience here is easy, calm, quiet.
“I’d fly from here again if it was cheaper. If it’s not usually a lot more expensive I would definitely use this. A lot of people are flying onwards from Schiphol to around the world.
“The experience with all of the staff, including the pilot, is way better than any other airport I’ve been in. And that included my very, very thorough search at security.”
Humberside Airport operates flights to Amsterdam, Jersey, Aberdeen, Majorca, and Lapland in Sweden and Finland. It also provides hoist flights to Hornsea substations.