If East Midlands is the airport I think it is (just outside Cov) then the plane is larger than the actual airport
When I went there it was little more than a shack in a field. The lady in the catering "building" aka shed - left me in charge while she went to get change for my bacon cob! I only had a £20 note as I had my holiday money with me, drawn out that morning.
The Bureau de Change was a machine...
It was strangely charming, especially for someone who has only flown from London airports previously (and I thought Stansted was provincial!)