Actually, Virginblue, while VLM's LCY ops didn't exactly help CityFlyer's LGW op, what killed the LGW ANR route was the Channel Tunnel.

BA are launching 3 daily LCY-MUC flights using E190 from Feb 2019

When does work actually start on the new stands and taxi-way?

It's been going on for a while now. The pile driving currently in progress in the KIng Georhe dock is a significant part of this, as both these items will extend over the dock. The discovery back last February of the unexploded bomb in the dock which closed the airport for a day was at the start of this work.

Anyone know whats up at LCY this morning? Lots of diverts, delays, cancellations.

Just curious.

EDIT - Twitter suggests weather, curiosity satisfied

Came back in late last night from Scptland and the visibility was unlimited. From the extended LCY run in over Clacton/Southend you could see right over Kent to the lights of the northern French coast.

This morning the low cloud was not even halfway up the Canary Wharf high rises. What was the cloud base ? 200 feet if that.

bit of a change from last night then. thanks for the info

See the METAR was down at 100 feet until 0800, then took a couple of hours to creep up. Southend must have been full, a string of diversions to Birmingham.

SEN took a few, Lufthansa, Luxair, Eastern Airways, etc but the KLM overshot when the fog rolled in and he went to Norwich.

Worse today. At 0830 cloudbase was about the top of the trees in my garden. Flybe sounded like the first to shoot an approach, at 1030, having delayed their departure from Edinburgh by 2.5 hours. Alas a go-around.

I have seen some pictures online of a recent RAF C130 at LCY, this must have been quite a sight..

Great video of landing and take-off on "Newsflare" web site

Her's the video

Last time Eastern operated this route, it didn't go too well, often operating with zero pax on the inbound to LCY and single figures back to NCL.
Hopefully it'll work out better this time round.

This is a good time to launch with BA NCL-LHR down to an average of 30 flights a week in Q1 2019 (compared to 46 a week recently and 39 a week provisionally next summer). Good luck to them.

​​​​​Have you any explanation to offer as to the rediculous historical figures on the route?

Also has anything changed to suggest the route can work?

I used this route a few times back in the day and it was about 50% full each time, but as with all Eastern fares it was ridiculously expensive, the benefit of the slightly shorter journey time, once you factor in security times, were easily offset by the advantage of 1st class rail with inclusive food, wi-fi etc. The quoted fares of £80 in the press release could make it viable, but the J41 is still an awful aircraft so the train will definitely be more comfortable! Hope it works though as it is good to have options.

I believe it's a Saab 2000 they are using for the route.

The route is operated by a Saab 2000 but as an aside, the JS41 is a very comfortable aircraft for the missions it is intended for in my opinion.

It is however a shame that the ABZ route can not operate viably non-stop on its own. At least though by adding on the NCL stop, they are looking a ways to continue operating the service more cost effectily and sustainably whilst also opening up this additional connection to the North East England.

Interesting. I never thought I'd say this, but the rail and existing flight connections between London and Newcastle are so good that if I was going to drop in somewhere in that part of the world I'd go for somewhere with a worse rail service and less flight competition, where announcing a flight to London would generate its own publicity free of charge... Teesside...

Lack of innovation is the hallmark of Flybe in recent times.

However, this is nothing to do with Flybe.

astern old all the commercial cards and will have made this decision entirely independent of Flybe. They just use the brand for sales and distribution purposes.

Flybe operate the LCY-Aberdeen route, twice daily. Even if Eastern (branded as Flybe) have devised the idea to stop at Newcastle, Flybe will have been involved.

BA Cityflyer are adding a three times weekly service to Split, Croatia (June-September).

https://www.londoncityairport.com/co...n=SocialSignIn

https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...BEKYCXDudiHU08

London City has reveled CGI images of their plans for the new terminal. Looks very nice.

Actually it's not. You would hope the Director of a design company could understand a map. But that doesn't stop many going through the terminal looking out at the Royal Albert Dock and calling it "the river".

BA Cityflyer are dropping LCY-Paris Orly from the end of May. LCY now doesn't have a Paris service.

https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...qPBUDe7ejcLvi4

Eurostar rules OK!

LCY-NCL-ABZ apparently now longer bookable from April onwards. Looks as if they have thrown in the towel and are not interested to put up a fight with Loganair from SEN.

It looks as though Jota may have taken over the BACF work at LCY from WDL, who had been expected to continue flying through April. The WDL 146 has positioned back to Germany and G-SMLA commenced BACF flights this morning. There was speculation this might happen following the recent LCY-EDI-DUS debacle involving WDL.

I have not used LCY for a couple of decades but considering a trip in June as it is near enough to where my partner's parents live. Whilst I would use the long term park, how easy is it to drop seniors off 'at the door' before I go to the car park and walk back? Thanks.

Fly through regularly, most recently on Weds.

Drop off is easy, a short 1 minute walk if that to the terminal and off you go. Pick up is just next to the long stay car park, but it gets pretty busy and I'd probably suggest just keep walking to long stay.

Thanks JSCL, most helpful. On return we may then get a wheelchair for him or both. But, being a stubborn old so-and-so, of course he does not like going in a wheelchair as he says he can walk. Which he can - but not airport ditances!