Past Operators and Destinations at LCY

[BA318]

I'm interested in past operators and destinations at London City Airport.

I know of a few but curious as to other operators and where they flew and when. Any information would be appreciated!

Aer Lingus - Operated BAe146 - Just to Dublin?
Air Southwest - Newquay via Plymouth with DCH8
SAS - Copenhagen with Q400, ARN and OSL with RJ aircraft (leased)

Announced but never started:
Estonian - Tallinn with E170

[jensdad]

Eastern Airways operated to Newcastle for a little while. I think it was a Saab 2000, but possibly a J41.

[TCU]

On 30th April 1993 I flew London City to Berlin Tempelhof and back (5th May) with a little German airline called Conti-flug who operated a BAe146-200 D-ACFA

My one and only LCY flight to date

[DGAC]

Don’t forget Brymon

[Fly.Buy]

A few years back I flew out on a Augsburg Airways Dash-8 (short version) to Frankfurt.

Worthy of mention an interesting visitor to land at the airport in 2006 was a British Eagle / Air Atlantique DC6. At the time it was said to be the largest aircraft to have landed at LCY but I’m not sure if this has now been superceeded by the new E-jets ?

[Kieron Kirk]

I flew with my father from LCY to DUB on the 27th July 1995 on VS3303 BAe.146-200 EI-JET.

We returned on the 24th August 1995 on VS3308 again in EI-JET.

Kieron.

[Haven't a clue]

IOM/LCY has been operated by:

British European (146/200, Dash8/300)
EuroManx (RJ85, Dash8/300)
Aer Arran (ATR42/72)
VLM (F50)
British Airways Cityflyer (Eastern Saab 2000, BACF E170/190)

(E&OE but I've flown on them all!)

[Yellow Sun]

Eurocity Express 1987, became London City Airways in 1988 to CDG, AMS and BRU

YS

[Harry Wayfarers]

When LCY first opened Brymon were operating something like 5 CDG rotations daily, London City Airways (Airlines of Britain Group) were there also, not for so long before Loganair acquired their DHC7's.

Business Air, these days kinown as BMIr, had a BAe146 on sub for Lufty, I think it was operating a FRA route to/from LCY.

[tczulu]

There was a very short lived operation (2 months or so) in the 90's I think,that used a Do228 from somewhere up the Northeast of England. Memory might be playing tricks but I think they flew in the FIR and called for a join of controlled airspace at Barkway just North of Stansted. Can't remember their name!

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by tczulu

There was a very short lived operation (2 months or so) in the 90's I think,that used a Do228 from somewhere up the Northeast of England. Memory might be playing tricks but I think they flew in the FIR and called for a join of controlled airspace at Barkway just North of Stansted. Can't remember their name!

Are you thinking of Suckling Airways? They flew the Dundee-LCY route, though using 328s rather than Do228s.

If not, it's one more to add to the list of former LCY airlines, anyway.

[tczulu]

I don't think so. However, can't find any info on the net. Will ask some former Atc chums,might have better memories!

[Herod]

AirUK/KLMuk? LCY-AMS?

[Harry Wayfarers]

And who could forget Austrian Airlines:

You Tube

[posso]

Back in 2006 there was a short lived service operated by Wight Airlines..Sandown Isle of Wight to LCY. Three round trips a day using Navajo G-BBNT.
They did a 75 quid day return special, so had to have a go, splendid never been from the IOW to central London so fast, approx. 30 mins, (plus cheaper than a peak time train fare to Waterloo).


Alas only lasted a few months, back to the boat & train!

[dixi188]

Used VLM from Antwerp a few times in 2007/8. Fokker 50.

[GiveMeABreak]

World Airlines, BAe146, AMS. 1996 short lived.

[BA318]

Thanks for the replies. All very helpful.

Harry, that's Swiss. They also had the heavy landing RJ which had to be floated across the dock for repairs.

[Harry Wayfarers]

Originally Posted by BA318

Thanks for the replies. All very helpful.

Harry, that's Swiss. They also had the heavy landing RJ which had to be floated across the dock for repairs.

Yes, brain cells and all that, it was Austrian that tried F70 operations and then decided better not to.

[GiveMeABreak]

Also...
Sabena, DHC-8
Flexair Do-228, RTM, 1990
City Sky Bus, Do-228, 1994 not sure where but short lived again.