East Midlands Airport has said it expects to handle around 10% more passengers this month compared to April last year.
The Castle Donington airport said that it expects more than 280,000 passengers to have passed through its terminal between April 4 and April 28.
This would be an improvement on the 259,000 who used the airport during the same period last year.
The airport said that, over the Easter weekend alone, it expects to handle around 45,000 passengers, which is 5.4% more than Easter 2013.
This year, the most popular destinations are Alicante, Malaga, Palma, Faro and Tenerife.
Managing director Andy Cliffe said: "We're incredibly pleased with the growth in our passenger numbers.
"Alongside the airport's £12 million terminal redevelopment - the second phase of which was completed earlier this year - and the launch of the summer season, these are exciting times for East Midlands Airport."
The airport said that work on the terminal redevelopment was "progressing well".
A new security hall was opened in December and a brand new food court was revealed in February. Completion is expected by the end of 2014.
