Travel bloggers Molly Thompson and her boyfriend Tom decided to take a flight from Humberside Airport, which is the “quietest” commercial airport in the country
A couple were left “surprised” when they took a flight from the “quietest” airport in England. Travel blogger Molly Thompson and boyfriend Tom flew from Humberside Airport for the first time.
Known as the “quietest” commercial airport in the nation, it serves approximately 136,000 passengers annually. This represents a dramatic difference compared to the busiest airport, Heathrow, which accommodated 83.9 million travellers in 2024.
Molly, 25, reveals she had never departed from the smallKirmington airport previously, despite it being merely 20 miles from her Yorkshire home in Beverley. 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 were flying 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. Upon reaching the departure lounge, she said: “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 conventional choices. 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 said that whilst she would gladly fly from Humberside Airport again, it is often far more costly than neighbouring alternatives. 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, and seasonally to Majorca, and Lapland. It also provides hoist flights to Hornsea substations.