east midlands airport is situated about from derby city centre. its proximity to derby, the fact that the airport is in leicestershire, and the traditional rivalry between the three cities (derby, leicester and nottingham), meant that there was controversy concerning the airport's decision to prefix its name with nottingham in 2004. in 2006, nottingham east midlands airport reverted to its previous name. the airport is served by budget airlines, including ryanair and jet2, with services to domestic and european destinations.