London City Airport News

London City Airport’s Women in Aviation programme awards East London students after taking part in zero-emission flight challenge ‘Women in Aviation Programme’ is a 3-month education programme in which 300 young women from 10 schools across East London participated Panel of judges awarded winning group with vouchers and a special airside tour of LCY A group of East London students have won London City Airport’s Women in Aviation programme after taking part in a zero-emission flight challenge. The award, which was presented at the finale event held yesterday at the Sunborn London Yacht Hotel in Royal Victoria Dock, is part of the airport’s ‘Women in Aviation Programme’ – a 3-month education programme in which up to 300 young women...

New UK border measures and international travel restrictions Reacting to the UK Government’s introduction of new border measures and international travel restrictions, Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive of London City Airport, said: "While these new restrictions will further postpone the recovery of aviation, we acknowledge that the UK Government has taken a risk-based approach to the hotel quarantine policy, rather than applying it to all arriving passengers. We hope that key destination markets, in particular the EU and members states, will reciprocate and avoid blanket travel bans so that passengers who have an essential reason to travel can continue to do so. The situation for our industry is critical and we need the Government to...

London City Airport announces 2020 passenger numbers The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation sector is illustrated today by the release of the 2020 passenger figures for London City Airport which fell by 82% from the record 5.1 million in 2019. Aviation has been one of the hardest hit sectors with significant travel restrictions and quarantine requirements affecting both business travel and leisure flights. At the height of the first wave in March 2020, London City also took the decision to temporarily cease commercial flights for three months to protect staff and support operations at the nearby NHS Nightingale hospital. The airport saw a brief rebound in passenger numbers upon reopening in late June and the...

London City Airport announces restructuring plans as COVID continues to impact aviation sector London City Airport today announced crucial restructuring plans to safeguard the airport in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. The airport has officially opened consultation with staff to explore ways of reducing costs, including voluntary redundancy. The proposals could result in up to 239 roles being lost across the organisation. London City Airport suspended commercial flights at the height of the pandem ic on March 25th because of the sharp contraction in international travel. Flights resumed on June 21st but passenger numbers have remained well below 2019 levels and this is expected to continue during the upcoming winter season...

KLM to resume operations from London City Aiport in July Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, KLM has been adapting its network and flight schedule in line with travel restrictions and demand. From 13th July 2020, KLM is set to resume operations between London City Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol. Linking Central London to the capital city of the Netherlands, the route will begin as a single daily service, with frequency increases expected as demand for travel returns. Throughout the summer period, passengers will have the opportunity to connect to over 100 European and intercontinental destinations via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Popular with both business and leisure passengers, the route will be operated by KLM subsidiary...

Record passenger numbers cap strong year for London City Airport Over five million passengers travelled through London City Airport last year, making 2019 the busiest year in the airport’s history. Publishing its official annual passenger figures, London’s most central airport announced that a total of 5,100,025 passengers flew in to and out of the airport in 2019. The figure is a year-on-year increase of 6.3 percent which has been driven by the launch of new routes combined with additional flights and larger aircraft with more seats on existing routes. Richard Hill, Chief Commercial Officer, said: “2019 was a very successful year for London City Airport, with increased demand from passengers and airlines, the launch of new routes...

New concept images depict what the inside of the new airport will look like in 2022, once its £500 million development is complete London City Airport has released concept images depicting the interior of its 51,000m² new terminal. The images show how the customer experience at London’s most central airport will be completely transformed, once its £500m development is complete in 2022. The new terminal design will reflect 21st century London, supported by new shops, restaurants, bars and experiences which are synonymous with the capital, showcasing the best of the city to the airport’s increasingly wide range of business and leisure passengers, coming from both Britain and abroad. The new concept images, produced by the London...