London, UK, 2014-1-7 — /travelprnews.com/ — A new music block facility at Gallions Primary School is a step closer to completion thanks to a £5,000 donation from London City Airport. The airport’s donation will help build a new standalone music centre to the rear of the existing school building. As well as providing state of the… Read the full press release
London, UK, 2014-1-7 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport [LCY] has reported record passenger numbers for 2013, making it the most successful year since the airport opened in 1987. LCY, the only airport actually in London, welcomed just under 3.4 million passengers in the last twelve months, a 12 per cent increase compared to 2012. An increase… Read the full press release
London, UK, 2014-1-2 — /travelprnews.com/ — A survey of 2,000 people for London City Airport has found that the average person in the UK has visited seven countries in their life. The research, published today, found that almost one third (31%) of Brits have visited 10 or more countries, with one globetrotter claiming an impressive tally of… Read the full press release
London, UK, 2013-11-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways is strengthening its position as the largest airline at London City Airport adding more aircraft, new routes and extra frequencies. The airline is growing its business next year with three new Embraer aircraft based at City Airport and the launch of new services to Rotterdam in Holland and Florence… Read the full press release
2013-07-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — A team of 40 employees and partners from London City Airport have completed a charity cycle challenge from London to Amsterdam. The group cycled 166 miles in two days and have raised £25,000 for Richard House Children’s Hospice in East London. Declan Collier, CEO, London City Airport said: “I am extremely proud… Read the full press release
2013-07-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways is adding more flights to two popular European capital cities from London City Airport this winter. From October 28 the airline is launching a third daily flight to Stockholm in Sweden and to Madrid in Spain. The additional flights will both operate in the middle of the day, perfect timing… Read the full press release
2013-07-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers travelling through London’s business airport can now browse more than just the duty free while they wait to board their flight. London City Airport has installed an exhibition of the work by Italian artist Carlo Gavazzeni Ricordi. The artworks are on display in the airport before security and in the main… Read the full press release
2013-07-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport has broken its all-time passenger record, just weeks after setting it. The only airport actually in London, LCY welcomed 80,315 passengers during the last week of June, beating the previous record of 78,700 set in May. The figure represents an increase of 20 per cent compared to the same… Read the full press release
2013-07-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — Would you be proud to show the inside of your suitcase or would you burn up with embarrassment? London City Airport has found that its passengers fall into five packing personalities. The Kitchen Sink Packer – Can’t decide what to pack, dreads the thought of being caught without an essential item, so packs… Read the full press release
2013-07-08 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport [LCY] continued with its strong punctuality record in the first quarter of 2013, according to official statistics. LCY again recorded the best on-time performance for scheduled flights of the ten UK airports monitored, at 86 per cent during January to March, and the shortest average delay of just 8.22… Read the full press release
2013-07-02 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways is starting services from London City Airport to Dusseldorf, the international business and financial centre of Germany, this autumn. Flights will launch on September 1 with three well timed services a day, making it possible to do a full day’s business in either city. They will be operated by a… Read the full press release
2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Already the obvious choice for business travellers in Canary Wharf and the City, London City Airport is now turning its attention to Westminster. A multi-channel marketing campaign has been launched to target the business and political communities in and around the West End, to position LCY as a convenient alternative to Heathrow… Read the full press release
2013-06-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The promise of a suntan from a holiday abroad isn’t the only thing about the sun that can be good for the aviation business, as demonstrated by the latest development at London City Airport. The only airport actually in London, LCY has installed solar-powered lighting systems at runway entry points. The two… Read the full press release
2013-06-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — London City Airport has been named the best airport of its size in Europe at an industry awards ceremony. The 9th annual ACI Europe Best Airport Awards took place in Istanbul on Monday [10th June], where LCY was announced as the winner of the 1-5 million passenger category for the second year running. The… Read the full press release
London City Airport Invites Passengers to ‘Get Closer’ 2013-06-03 — /travelprnews.com/ — ‘Get Closer’ is the bold new strapline of London City Airport. The line will be incorporated into the airport’s logo, which is being refreshed as a result of a branding review, rolling out this month [June]. A new advertising campaign will run across print… Read the full press release
Diamonds, Designer Watches and Dentures Inside Lost Property at London’s Business Airport 2013-05-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Where can you find £50,000 in cash, a bag of diamonds, a Rolex watch, the key to a Porsche, and a book of signed blank cheques? Aside from Simon Cowell’s house… these are all items from the Lost Property department… Read the full press release
2013-05-23 — /travelprnews.com/ — Passengers flying from London City Airport will now have a new menu from which to choose. As part of a drive to deliver a standard of quality unrivalled at any other UK airport, the new menu has been designed to be current, and of strong appeal to the unique passenger profile at… Read the full press release
2013-04-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — CityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, today celebrates its 1.5 millionth passenger on its popular London City LCY to Amsterdam AMS route. Stunned Mark Dempsey was the lucky passenger and received an upgrade to CityPremium with a bottle of champagne to mark the milestone. To coincide with the… Read the full press release