British Airways at London City

Embraer E Jet number 13 has arrived at London City (LCY), a 98-seat two-class EMB190.  Operator British Airways now has seven of the highly successful Brazilian built regional jets based at the Docklands airport, and also six 70-seat 170s.  It will operate on all the airline’s European routes from LCY, including new services to Malaga and Faro which began last month.

The arrival coincided with publication of the BA subsidiary's June figures.  For the first time the carrier has exceeded 100,000 passengers in a month.  The airport itself is on the way to breaking 3m passengers for the year.

Luke Hayhoe, BA CityFlyer General Manager Commercial said: “We are delighted with the response we have had to the new aircraft fleet, our customer feedback is the highest it’s ever been in terms of comfort and service on board the aircraft.  The fact customers are so positive is obviously reflected in the fantastic passenger numbers we’ve had for June.

“The original order was for a fleet of 11 aircraft but we converted two further options and as a result have been able to launch a number of new routes from London City in the past year.” www.ba.com

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