The largest aircraft now operating at London City Airport will fly selected services between the two financial centres, adding capacity with quieter take-offs and no middle seats. KEY TAKEAWAYS Luxair introduced its approximately 136-seat Embraer E195-E2 at London City Airport on 12 October 2026. The aircraft will operate selected services on a Luxembourg route served… Read the full news article
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More flyers choose public transport to England’s busiest airports as satisfaction holds firm
CAA’s 2025 survey of roughly 175,000 departing passengers finds 38% used public transport while the airport recommendation score rose to 8.39 out of 10 KEY TAKEAWAYS The CAA surveyed roughly 175,000 departing passengers across eight major English airports in 2025. The airport recommendation score rose to 8.39 out of 10 while the eight airports handled… Read the full news article
Bombardier Global 8000 gains U.K. CAA clearance for London City Airport approaches
The approval extends the ultra-long-range business jet’s airport access to LCY, where steep-approach and short-runway requirements limit eligible aircraft KEY TAKEAWAYS The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has approved the Bombardier Global 8000 to land at London City Airport, subject to applicable jurisdictional steep-approach approvals. London City Airport requires aircraft procedures for approach angles of at… Read the full news article
British Airways September Sale Opens With Deals to New York, Miami, Melbourne and Winter Sun Destinations
(NEWS) LONDON, 2026-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways and British Airways Holidays have launched their annual September Sale, offering discounted flights and holiday packages across the airline’s global network for travel in 2026 and beyond. The sale opened on 27 August 2026 and runs until 29 September 2026, giving travellers several weeks to plan… Read the full news article
British Airways and British Airways Holidays Highlight Flight and Package Savings Ahead of Peak Travel Planning Season
(IN SHORT) British Airways and British Airways Holidays have launched their annual June Original Sale, running from 4 June to 25 June 2026, with discounts on flights and holiday packages across short-haul and long-haul destinations. Flight offers include return fares to Boston from £459, Washington from £469, Miami from £489, New York from £529 and… Read the full news article
British Airways Expands Avios-Only Programme with New London City Flights to Madrid and Toulon Saint-Tropez
(IN SHORT) British Airways has announced two new Avios-Only flights from London City Airport to Madrid and Toulon Saint-Tropez, bringing the total number of such services to over 50 since the initiative began in 2023. All seats on these flights will be available exclusively to members of The British Airways Club, with bookings opening on… Read the full news article
British Airways Adds Rabat and Graz to Gatwick Network and Expands Madrid from City
(IN SHORT) British Airways is adding Rabat and Graz to its short-haul network via BA Euroflyer operating from London Gatwick, and expanding Madrid services through BA Cityflyer at London City Airport. Rabat flights start 5 November 2025, twice weekly; Graz flights begin 21 November 2025, three times per week; Madrid rotations kick off on 1… Read the full news article
UK Airport Taxi Offers Reliable and Affordable London Airport Transfers with Up to 40% Savings
LONDON, 2024-Nov-23 — /Travel PR News/— We at UK Airport Taxi aim to provide the most reliable, safe and affordable London Airport Transfers. We have extensive experience in pre-booked Airports pick-up and drop-off at Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Luton Airport, London City Airport and Stansted Airport. Our prices are up to 40% cheaper than the… Read the full news article
Green Hydrogen Alliance Urges UK Government for Strategic Advantage in Pioneering Green Hydrogen Technologies
The Green Hydrogen Alliance urges government to secure a strategic advantage for the UK in pioneering green hydrogen technologies London, UK, 2023-Jul-05 — /Travel PR News/ — The Green Hydrogen Alliance (GHA) is a new, independent business group representing some of the leading companies involved in the supply and use of green hydrogen. Launched today,… Read the full news article
London City Airport introduces new next-gen security scanners to streamline passenger experience
London City Airport is the first major airport in the UK to have a full CT security scanner offering New technology means passengers will no longer need to remove laptops or liquids, and can carry bottles containing up to 2 litres in their carry-on bags The new technology processes 30% more passengers per hour, improving… Read the full news article
British Airways raises £27.3m for Flying Start on Red Nose Day, celebrates with an oarsome race
British Airways is celebrating raising more than £27 million for its global charity partnership with Comic Relief by challenging the GB Rowing Team to race a British Airways aircraft Alison Hammond, Rylan and Sir Steve Redgrave put their support behind the event at London City Airport Funds raised for Comic Relief through the Flying Start… Read the full news article
Antwerp returns to London City Airport departures board with Luxair’s direct flights starting at £45
Four times a week service commenced today, at 6.40am on Monday Luxair using a 78-seat De Havilland Dash DHC-8-Q400 on the route The service will increase to five weekly from April Connecting London to more underserved European cities, a key plank of the airport’s 2023 aviation strategy London, UK, 2023-Jan-18 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full news article
Fly Direct to Antwerp: Luxair Launches Four Times a Week Service from London City Airport
Four times a week service commenced today, at 6.40am on Monday Luxair using a 78-seat De Havilland Dash DHC-8-Q400 on the route The service will increase to five weekly from April Connecting London to more underserved European cities, a key plank of the airport’s 2023 aviation strategy London, UK, 2023-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full news article
Fly Direct from London to Antwerp: Luxair Offers Four Times a Week Service to the Flanders Region’s Jewel
Four times a week service commenced today, at 6.40am on Monday Luxair using a 78-seat De Havilland Dash DHC-8-Q400 on the route The service will increase to five weekly from April Connecting London to more underserved European cities, a key plank of the airport’s 2023 aviation strategy London, UK, 2023-Jan-17 — /Travel PR News/ —… Read the full news article
London City Airport experiences 318% increase in passenger volume in 2022
Passenger volumes up 318% on 2021 Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Zurich the top 3 routes 2022 also an award-winning year for LCY, including the title of Best UK Airport from the Telegraph and Conde Nast With major upgrades to the airport experience underway, LCY expects to welcome closer to 4 million passengers this year London, UK,… Read the full news article
London City Airport Sees Record Growth with 3 Million Passengers in 2022, Plans for Further Improvements in 2023
Passenger volumes up 318% on 2021 Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Zurich the top 3 routes 2022 also an award-winning year for LCY, including the title of Best UK Airport from the Telegraph and Conde Nast With major upgrades to the airport experience underway, LCY expects to welcome closer to 4 million passengers this year London, UK,… Read the full news article
London City Airport launches ski and Christmas routes to Chambéry and Salzburg
London City Airport (LCY) launches ski and Christmas routes to Chambéry and Salzburg this December, providing even more choice for passengers this winter Complements existing British Airways (BA) CityFlyer/ SWISS services to Zurich and Geneva, plus BA CityFlyer/ Lufthansa services to Frankfurt and BA CityFlyer services to Prague, Berlin, Dusseldorf LCY’s November passenger numbers up… Read the full news article
London City Airport announces the appointment of Andrew Hodges as its new Chief Commercial Officer
Hodges to join East London hub from Norse Atlantic Airways, where he is currently the Chief Commercial Officer Brings extensive airline experience, including senior roles at easyJet and British Airways Airport is set to welcome 3 million passengers in 2022 and expects to be back above pre-pandemic levels by 2025 London, UK, 2022-Dec-01 — /Travel… Read the full news article
London City Airport teams up with Leidos to replace conventional security X-ray machines with CT scanners
After being ranked ‘best performing UK airport for security queues’ by a recent Which? survey, London City Airport is set to offer an even better security experience, with the introduction of an all-CT scanner operation from April 2023 London City will be amongst the first UK airports to offer a full CT security proposition The… Read the full news article
London City Airport’s STEM in Aviation event inspired London students into decarbonisation technologies for the aviation industry
London, UK, 2022-Nov-09 — /Travel PR News/ — 400 students from 14 East London schools assembled at the ExCeL on Friday, 4th of November for London City Airport’s first ‘STEM in Aviation Day’ since the pandemic. The theme of this year’s event was ‘Zero Emission Flight’, which aims to inspire the next generation of innovators and… Read the full news article
Project NAPKIN: UK aviation consortium publishes comprehensive study on potential of a carbon free future for UK domestic aviation by 2040
UK can be a global leader in the hydrogen economy but a national hydrogen strategy will be fundamental to meeting future supply, distribution and cost challenges for aviation London, UK, 2022-Nov-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Within the next 20 years, passengers could be flying between all regions of the UK on planes which emit… Read the full news article
London City Airport Community Fund supports 15 East London local groups and community organisations with £41,580 funding
London, UK, 2022-Oct-17 — /Travel PR News/ — London City Airport has announced the successful applicants to the latest round of grants in 2022 from the airport’s £75,000 Community Fund. In total, £41,580 of funding has been awarded to 15 local groups and community organisations covering six East London boroughs including Newham, Hackney, Lewisham, City… Read the full news article
London City Airport named Best Airport in the UK by Condé Nast Traveller’s 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards
London, UK, 2022-Oct-07 — /Travel PR News/ — London City was ranked the number one airport in the UK by passengers for ‘its proximity to the sights of Central London’ and for providing a fast travel experience ‘without the chaos larger airports sometimes offer’. Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer of London City Airport, said: “We… Read the full news article
London City Airport announces £12m investment to upgrade its departures area
Investment of £12m along with SSP, Lagardère Travel Retail and WHSmith Upgrade will see 30% more seating, two new dining experiences and newly expanded duty free and retail space, along with new and expanded toilets Phased transition to maintain existing facilities during works, with the upgrade set for completion by Summer 2023 News comes as… Read the full news article
London City Airport welcomes SUN-AIR’s services to Billund
SUN-AIR’s 6 day a week service to the home of Lego gets underway Airlines switch capacity back to business travel with more rotations on key routes Airport closing in on 2 million passenger milestone, expecting 3 million for the full year London, UK 2022-Sep-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Following a summer where 70% of… Read the full news article
London City Airport recognised with Digital Transformation Award at the 32nd ACI Europe Annual Congress
Airport recognised for pioneering Digital Air Traffic Control Tower project European award notes the successful cross industry partnership working with NATS, SAAB and CAA as integral LCY receives the award at the 32nd Annual ACI Europe Congress in Rome London, UK, 2022-Jun-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Following on from being named by the Daily Telegraph… Read the full news article
London City Airport announces plans to mark the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II’s historic reign
Airport launches new commemorative logo for the Jubilee Sponsors local community celebrations in Newham and Barking & Dagenham Airport set to be busy as passengers fly into London for the Jubilee weekend from across the UK and Europe London, UK, 2022-May-31 — /Travel PR News/ — As preparations gear up for the global celebration of… Read the full news article
London City Airport welcomes L’Odyssey service to Normandy seaside town of Deauville
Will be the only service this summer between London and Deauville L’Odyssey will offer a twice weekly service for 27 passengers on a specially reconfigured Saab 340B Deauville a hugely popular domestic tourist destination London, UK, 2022-May-26 — /Travel PR News/ — From July 1st 2022, L’Odyssey will operate a twice weekly service to the beautiful… Read the full news article
London City Airport sets out roadmap to become the first net zero airport in London by 2030
LCY sets out roadmap for the airport to achieve net zero carbon by 2030 Data shows that 73% of passengers access the airport by public and sustainable transport, the highest percentage of any UK airport Recent polling commissioned by London City Airport, conducted by YouGov, found that 82% of passengers believe it is important for… Read the full news article
London City Airport welcomes Loganair’s new route between Shetland Islands and London
London, UK, 2022-May-11 — /Travel PR News/ — The first direct service from London City Airport to Shetland has taken off today (9 May), connecting Londoners with Britain’s most northerly archipelago. What is now the fastest way to travel to the Shetland Islands from London, the new route operated by Loganair (the UK’s largest regional… Read the full news article

























