EAST Midlands Airport has pledged to fill 1,250 job vacancies across its site over the next 12 months.
The Castle Donington airport said that the positions were across 90 businesses, which operate from the site.
The airport has recently invested millions of pounds to redevelop the terminal, which has created more retail space, including a new food court.
To encourage jobseekers to apply for the various positions, the airport will be holding a recruitment fair and will have more than 350 positions available to apply for on the day.
It will be held on Saturday, January 24, from 10am to 2pm, in the check-in hall at the airport's terminal.
Howard Ebison, the airport's head of customer service, said: "We are committed to two key objectives; firstly making East Midlands Airport a fantastic place to work and secondly delivering the best airport experience in the UK.
"In order to achieve the latter we need great people to join us."
At the recruitment fair, the airport will be joined by a number of "partner" companies.
The vacant positions will be focussed around passenger services: concentrated on serving passengers flying in and out of East Midlands Airport, including airlines, check-in agents, shops, bars, restaurants, hotels and the airport itself.
Last year, East Midlands Airport handled 4.3 million passengers. It is also the busiest freight airport in the UK.
The airport has its own Airport Academy, a dedicated employment and education facility for adults, which works with partners, Stephenson College and Job Centre Plus.
It aims to help unemployed people in the East Midlands region develop their workplace skills and give them the opportunity to apply for the vacancies on site at the airport.
Since it's opening in 2013/14, the academy saw 156 people undergo training and secured 102 of those people into employment.
Mr Ebison said: "There is something about working at an airport that is exciting, with no two shifts the same.
"With approximately 6,500 staff on site across 90 different businesses, it's a great place to expand skills and develop, either with us or with one of our partner businesses."
To encourage people to attends the job fairs, the airport is offering free car parking on the day and Trent Barton will be offering those travelling by bus a discounted ticket.
More information about the event can be found at www.eastmidlandsairport.com.
