Tags: London City Airport

London City Airport temporarily suspends commercial and private flights

Following the announcements from Government on Monday night, London City Airport will temporarily suspend all commercial and private flights from the airport. The suspension will be effective from Wednesday evening and, reflecting the timing of the new measures in place, is expected to last until the end of April, but this will be kept under […]

London City Airport to select East London artist for new commission that will welcome visitors to London

London City Airport is supporting East London’s creative talent to commission a new, site-specific installation to welcome millions of visitors arriving through the International Arrivals corridor each year. Aiming to create an impactful first impression, the installation will encapsulate the spirit of London as an international centre of art and culture and celebrate the airport […]

London City Airport awards Newham business £17 million contract for new terminal

The award to Kilnbridge comes ahead of the airport’s Royal Docks Meet the Buyer event on 25th July which helps connect local businesses with opportunities across the airport and in the area. A business based two miles from London City Airport has won a major contract to help construct its new terminal building. Kilnbridge, a […]

London City Airport begins public consultation on draft master plan

London City Airport has published a draft master plan, detailing how it could respond to continued demand for business and leisure air travel, in a sustainable and responsible way, over the next 15 years.  It follows a 42% increase in passengers at London’s most central airport over the past five years and the continued shift […]

London City reveals new ‘fly-through’ animation

London City Airport’s new two-minute animation offers a glimpse of the future passenger experience at the airport, London’s most central. The video fly-through, created by the visualization team at design and engineering consultancy Atkins, conveys what the passenger experience will be like at London City Airport following a £500m (US$620m) transformation, with major new facilities […]

London City Airport connects to Vilnius for first time

From today, one of LOT’s newly acquired Embraer 190s will operate between Vilnius and London City, linking the Lithuanian capital city with London’s most central airport for the very first time. To mark the occasion, Lithuanian youth players from the local Newham All Star Sports Academy (NASSA) basketball team attended the airport to welcome the […]

London City Airport awarded top spot for best airport handling under 5 million at Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019

For the third year running, London City Airport has been named the world’s best airport of its size in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019, and the 26th best overall airport on the planet, edging two spots up the rankings. The airport topped the Best Airports 2019 category for airports handling under 5 million passengers […]

London City Airport wins prestigious passenger satisfaction award

London City Airport has been awarded the title of Best Airport in Europe for airports in the 2 to 5 million passengers per annum category in the prestigious Airport Council International’s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) awards. ASQ is the world’s leading benchmarking survey with over 380 airports participating across 90 countries. Over the course of […]

LOT Launches New Connection to London City from Budapest

From today, LOT now flies directly from Budapest to London City (LCY) twice daily, twelve times a week. To operate this special route, LOT acquired four brand-new Embraer 190 jets, joining existing flights between London City and Warsaw. From May 1st the air carrier will also launch flights to LCY from Vilnius. Flights from Budapest […]

London City Airport releases concept images of its new terminal interior that embodies 21st century London

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 […]