BA LCY Expansion - 4 aircraft, Rome and more...
Aug 29, 2018, 3:20 am
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BA LCY Expansion - 4 aircraft, Rome and more...
BA Cityflyer will add four E190 aircraft in 2019. In additional they will launch Rome and increase flights to Zurich as well as further new routes to be announced.
British Airways - MORE ROUTES AND MORE AIRCRAFT FOR LONDON CITY
British Airways - MORE ROUTES AND MORE AIRCRAFT FOR LONDON CITY
Aug 29, 2018, 3:30 am
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Thanks for posting that, very interesting. Just to help those on gizmos, and in line with FT's policy on bare links, here is the content:
British Airways is celebrating its busiest ever summer at London City Airport with news that more aircraft, more routes and more frequencies will be added to the network this winter.
Four additional Embraer E190 aircraft will join the BA CityFlyer fleet during 2019, bringing the total fleet number to 26 aircraft. These aircraft will add nearly 20 per cent more seats from London City Airport in 2019 and enable the launch of new destinations.
From November 11, a new year-round service will be launched to Rome from the Docklands airport, with one-way hand baggage only fares from Ł55. In addition a fifth daily service will be added to the popular Zurich route on week days. Rome is the first of a number of new routes and extra flights to be announced for next year.
Tom Stoddart, managing director BA CityFlyer, said: “It is an exciting time for us at London City Airport. The four new aircraft shows our commitment to giving our customers an even bigger range of destinations and flight times. This growth will see the number of job opportunities in East London increase with direct employment opportunities for pilots, cabin crew and engineers, as well as indirect roles for our various suppliers in and around the airport.”
Luke Hayhoe, general manager commercial and customer, said: “It is very positive to continue the year-on year-expansion at London City Airport. We added 13 per cent more capacity in 2018 and will add nearly 20 per cent in 2019. The new route to Rome will increase the number of British Airways’ destinations from London City Airport to 33.”
British Airways’ Ł4.5 billion investment for customers over the next five years, also includes the installation of the best quality WiFi and power in every seat, fitting 128 long-haul aircraft with new interiors and taking delivery of 72 new aircraft.
Richard Hill, Chief Commercial Officer at London City Airport, said: “BA CityFlyer is London City Airport’s largest airline partner and this investment in four additional E-Jets demonstrates absolute commitment to its base at London’s most central airport, and continued growth as we enter 2019.
“An enlarged fleet will mean more choice for tourists and business travellers alike, giving customers more flights to the destinations they love, under the British Airways brand. Introducing a Rome service and adding frequency to Zurich, already one of our busiest routes, keeps London connected to major European cities, and is a real endorsement of the London City proposition by our home-based carrier. We look forward to further new route announcements in the near future.”
Incidentally another implication of this is that given BA can't expand LCY's operating hours, this presumably will just add to the smörgĺsbord of regional services at weekend from EDI, GLA, MAN, BHX and BRS.
Four additional Embraer E190 aircraft will join the BA CityFlyer fleet during 2019, bringing the total fleet number to 26 aircraft. These aircraft will add nearly 20 per cent more seats from London City Airport in 2019 and enable the launch of new destinations.
From November 11, a new year-round service will be launched to Rome from the Docklands airport, with one-way hand baggage only fares from Ł55. In addition a fifth daily service will be added to the popular Zurich route on week days. Rome is the first of a number of new routes and extra flights to be announced for next year.
Tom Stoddart, managing director BA CityFlyer, said: “It is an exciting time for us at London City Airport. The four new aircraft shows our commitment to giving our customers an even bigger range of destinations and flight times. This growth will see the number of job opportunities in East London increase with direct employment opportunities for pilots, cabin crew and engineers, as well as indirect roles for our various suppliers in and around the airport.”
Luke Hayhoe, general manager commercial and customer, said: “It is very positive to continue the year-on year-expansion at London City Airport. We added 13 per cent more capacity in 2018 and will add nearly 20 per cent in 2019. The new route to Rome will increase the number of British Airways’ destinations from London City Airport to 33.”
British Airways’ Ł4.5 billion investment for customers over the next five years, also includes the installation of the best quality WiFi and power in every seat, fitting 128 long-haul aircraft with new interiors and taking delivery of 72 new aircraft.
Richard Hill, Chief Commercial Officer at London City Airport, said: “BA CityFlyer is London City Airport’s largest airline partner and this investment in four additional E-Jets demonstrates absolute commitment to its base at London’s most central airport, and continued growth as we enter 2019.
“An enlarged fleet will mean more choice for tourists and business travellers alike, giving customers more flights to the destinations they love, under the British Airways brand. Introducing a Rome service and adding frequency to Zurich, already one of our busiest routes, keeps London connected to major European cities, and is a real endorsement of the London City proposition by our home-based carrier. We look forward to further new route announcements in the near future.”
Aug 29, 2018, 3:33 am
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My guess is some of these aircraft may do flights to avoid the need to wet lease from Eastern Airways.
AZ tried Rome and dropped the route.
It’ll be interesting to see if more weekend flights from STN and MAN become year round.
AZ tried Rome and dropped the route.
It’ll be interesting to see if more weekend flights from STN and MAN become year round.
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Aug 29, 2018, 3:35 am
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Great news, if anyone at CityFlyer needs suggestions as to which would to add or to expand, I'm happy to volunteer some ideas! 
Incidentally, I did notice (with some satisfaction) that NCE is restarting a lot earlier this winter than last year (though only a few times a week at first).
Incidentally, I did notice (with some satisfaction) that NCE is restarting a lot earlier this winter than last year (though only a few times a week at first).
Aug 29, 2018, 3:49 am
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Aug 29, 2018, 3:52 am
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I suspect we'll see either Budapest or Warsaw as BA tries to stop LOT succeeding on the new routes. I'd desperately love to see ARN return or even Bromma but it's highly unlikely.
Aug 29, 2018, 3:58 am
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When will City Airport get in the way of its own expansion? It’s pretty common already to land and then have to wait to disembark, whilst a gate / parking space is found. Adding more aircraft will make this situation worse. I’m all for more route from LCY as it’s a great little airport but they do need to expand the site not just the routes.
Aug 29, 2018, 4:05 am
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The airport is adjusting the terminal building and expanding generally, the horse’s mouth advises https://www.londoncityairport.com/thefuture
FCO is an off peak service.
FCO is an off peak service.
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