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A welcome return would be Berlin. The first flight I ever took from LCY was the old Conti Flug 146 service to Berlin Tempelhof in about 1990. Lufthansa do not have any service from London to Berlin at all. I know politics plays a part in preventing LH returning to Tempelhof (which nevertheless remains open for business)
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Yet another proposal for this. It's been intended more times than I've had a hot Bratwurst, first proposed in the 1960s when flights were moved over to Tegel, and many more times more recently, but it just keeps rolling along.
It's convenience is tremendous. Even compared to LCY it seems so cool to just walk out of the terminal into an inner city main street, it is like having the LCY terminal building next door to Tower Hill Underground station.
And architecturally, what a terminal building !
Yet another proposal for this. It's been intended more times than I've had a hot Bratwurst, first proposed in the 1960s when flights were moved over to Tegel, and many more times more recently, but it just keeps rolling along.
It's convenience is tremendous. Even compared to LCY it seems so cool to just walk out of the terminal into an inner city main street, it is like having the LCY terminal building next door to Tower Hill Underground station.
And architecturally, what a terminal building !
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Couldnt agree with you more WHBM. I flew in once with contiflug and was amazed. Looked like the toy airport i'd been given as a child. ok so you all now know i like airports!
More than possble. The Germans have always been at the forefront of accurately done toys that straddle the boundary with models, and have long exported them. Tempelhof was a national German pride of the 1930s and doubtless inspired such items.
Did you have a couple of Ju52s to go in front of it ? This also brings our relevance back to LCY as whenever the Lufthansa preserved Ju52 comes over to London it always seems to overnight at London City (how does it get round the "allowed aircraft at LCY" regulations ?)
Did you have a couple of Ju52s to go in front of it ? This also brings our relevance back to LCY as whenever the Lufthansa preserved Ju52 comes over to London it always seems to overnight at London City (how does it get round the "allowed aircraft at LCY" regulations ?)
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Nope, but I mustt be seen a a good customer of LH's as they did invite me up on the JU52 once at LCY. That was an experience. travelling about 100MPH, huge windows, an amazing experience! I'm told its the aircraft type that features at the end of Casablanca?
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BER - LCY has been tried, IIRC, thrice in the past 15 years and has failed every time. Little chance for a return, I suppose. On the other hand, both HAM and MUC have made a return as well.
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Apparently the new Hamburg service will be operated under a wet-lease arrangement by Cirrus on behalf of Lufthansa. There is some unconfirmed information floating aorund that the aircraft will be one of Cirrus' knackered DHC8-100s rather than one of the certainly more comfortable Dornier 328s. We shall see. It looks as if the route will go on sale this week.
As for the MUC, still some uncertainty whether Cirrus will keep operating the route over the winter or Lufthansa Cityline will take over. Latest rumour is that it will remain with Cirrus (which would also explain why they use a Dash 8 on the Hamburg route).
Nice assortment of aircraft on Lufthansa routes.... Dash 8-100s, Dash 8-300s, ATR42-500s, Dornier 328-100s, BAe 146-300s, Avro RJ85s.....
As for the MUC, still some uncertainty whether Cirrus will keep operating the route over the winter or Lufthansa Cityline will take over. Latest rumour is that it will remain with Cirrus (which would also explain why they use a Dash 8 on the Hamburg route).
Nice assortment of aircraft on Lufthansa routes.... Dash 8-100s, Dash 8-300s, ATR42-500s, Dornier 328-100s, BAe 146-300s, Avro RJ85s.....
Just to show the power of advertising, Mrs WHBM 
and myself were walking up Stansfeld Road (north side of LCY airport) only last night, going home from the DLR station, and I commented on the seeming futility of an Air One poster advertisment for their new LCY-Milan service starting next month on a very isolated bus shelter there which is in the middle of the park. What a mad place to put it.
Mrs W then started discussing how she had always wanted to go to Italy, never been, Mlan would be a good pre-Christmas shopping trip for us in lieu of Paris, fares looked good, etc - and by the time we were home Air One seemed to have gained two pax for their early flights.
and myself were walking up Stansfeld Road (north side of LCY airport) only last night, going home from the DLR station, and I commented on the seeming futility of an Air One poster advertisment for their new LCY-Milan service starting next month on a very isolated bus shelter there which is in the middle of the park. What a mad place to put it.Mrs W then started discussing how she had always wanted to go to Italy, never been, Mlan would be a good pre-Christmas shopping trip for us in lieu of Paris, fares looked good, etc - and by the time we were home Air One seemed to have gained two pax for their early flights.
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Heard from someone inside Cirrus that MUC-LCY will be axed by Cirrus and there is no information at this point if Lufthansa will take over the route (some doubts as the number of passengers hardly justifies a Q400, let alone a RJ85)
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MUC & Italy
Rumour has it that LH will be taking on MUC with an RJ85. 2/weekday, 1 on sunday but at different times to Cirrus. LH seems to have big plans for LCY but I agree there is an odd assortment of aircraft!
As for AirOne, they seemed to have advertised the route before LCY has said anything? My experience has been that LCY's web site usually announces these things but it's strangely quiet on their site. Anyone have any views on this?
Hats off to the LCY people that get the routes in though. There are now more than ever before and Mrs Green and I are also delighted by the choice!
As for AirOne, they seemed to have advertised the route before LCY has said anything? My experience has been that LCY's web site usually announces these things but it's strangely quiet on their site. Anyone have any views on this?
Hats off to the LCY people that get the routes in though. There are now more than ever before and Mrs Green and I are also delighted by the choice!
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Originally Posted by linked RTE article
City Airport has become one of the busiest transit points in the UK. It is expected to be a hub for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The consortium said the airport was expected to handle 2.4 million passengers in 2006, up 20% from a year ago.
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Sold to Americans
The news that the the docklands airport or London City as some will recognize as is or has been sold to a consortium ffrom America, it is very sad in my view will we lose the identity of it being London City Airport??
With the BAA airports now under the Spanish banner what next??.
There is so much of British Aviation being lost overseas what next??
When the British have a good thing it is always lost watching a tribute to Raymond Baxter to night and his love of Concorde British Aviation is sliding away.
With the BAA airports now under the Spanish banner what next??.
There is so much of British Aviation being lost overseas what next??
When the British have a good thing it is always lost watching a tribute to Raymond Baxter to night and his love of Concorde British Aviation is sliding away.
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OLT to axe their BRE route with effect 27OCT06 - this undoubtedly thanks to the new Ryanair route STN-BRE, but certainly inevitable after having cut back the route to once daily after Easyjet entered the LON-BRE market.
At least the new HAM-LCY route is an alternative for those heading to North Germany.
At least the new HAM-LCY route is an alternative for those heading to North Germany.