Airport Youth Forum
Introducing East Midlands Airport's Youth Forum
Manchester Airport Group (MAG)’s Sustainability Strategy - creating a sustainable future for all builds on our strong track record for improving the way we operate as a business for the benefit of the communities, regions and environment around our airports.
As part of our strategy, within the ‘Local Voices’ programme of work, we undertake a wide range of stakeholder consultation and engagement including through our Airport Consultative Committees (ACCs) - the formal bodies in charge of liaison between our airports and our neighbouring communities.
To widen and diversify our engagement in 2021 we introduced Airport Youth Forums at all our airports. In 2025 we reconfirmed our commitment to maintain and develop our youth forums in our updated Sustainability Strategy, including considering the impact of our operations on climate, nature and people.
The opportunity to become a member of our MAG Youth Forums is open to young people aged between 17-25 who are either in an apprenticeship, or attending a local Sixth form, College or University.
MAG operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports and, through its digital division CAVU, trades travel services from lounges and car parks to hotels and insurance in all four corners of the world.
For more information or to apply to become a member of the EMA Youth Forum please email community@eastmidlandsairport.com.
This year our Youth Forum programme has four meetings planned around the theme ‘MAG – Growing into the Future’ as follows:
Monday 17th November 2025 | Wednesday 10th December 2025 | January 2026 (date TBC) | Wednesday 11th March 2026 |
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16:00 – 18:30 The EMA passenger experience and investment in our airport | 16.00 – 18.00 EMA Passenger and Cargo Growth Strategy | 16:00 – 18:00 Growth and Impact: The Environment | 11:00 – 15:00 MAG Youth Summit 2026 |
Venue EMA Training Facility (Building 110) next door to Pathfinder House. | Venue EMA Training Facility (Building 110) next door to Pathfinder House. | Venue TBC | Venue Leonardo Hotel East Midlands Airport |
Welcome and introductions. We will welcome our members with an airside terminal tour and then follow this up with a discussion on the EMA investment strategy and how we are market leaders in customer service, accessibility, and assisted travel. | The session will involve a discussion around our passenger and cargo route networks, the strategy behind these and the process of making them happen. Young people will leave the session with a greater understanding of the complex negotiations that our aviation teams participate in to secure a competitive route network, tailored to our customer base. | Our environment team will lead a session about how we grow responsibly by protecting nature and improving biodiversity) at our airport. | MAG Youth Summit Topics to include: 1. Growing internationally: Explore how MAG looks beyond the UK to identify opportunities for sustainable growth, and how this presents a wealth of opportunity for the next generation of our colleagues 2. Growing sustainably: the always pertinent, interesting and in-demand subject of decarbonisation 3. Growing our people: jobs and career opportunities at MAG with a particular focus on equality, diversity and inclusion. |
The opportunity to become a member of the EMA Youth Forum is open to young people aged between 17-25 who are either in an Apprenticeship, or attending a local Sixth form, College or University.
For more information or to apply to become a member of the EMA Youth Forum please email community@eastmidlandsairport.com.