City Airport expansion

London City Airport is expected to apply for planning permission by the end of April, early May – for new stands to the east of the airport and a parallel taxiway to allow for an increase of maximum movements. 

It has already been approved for an annual figure of 120,000 movements per year, substantially above the current 70,000. 

Key to the airport expansion is the introduction of the Bombardier C series aircraft, which with accommodation for up to 130 passengers.  The new Canadian aircraft is due to be operated by at least SWISS in 2015, and will open up a whole series of airports hitherto not within the range of the current Embraer and Avro aircraft, the backbone of the airport.  However it will not fit into the current stands. 

Also in the plans is the possibility of increasing the area to the east of the present terminal building behind what is now a drop-off area.  However a doubling of the potential passenger throughput will also require a rethink of the present airside lounge, currently first-rate and the result of much work over the past few years in filling in the airside atrium and constructing excellent eateries and other airport facilities. www.londoncityairport.com

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