Where does British Airways fly from London City Airport?

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• Alan Gavurin says:

  26 Feb26 February 08:30

  I used to fly a lot to Edinburgh from London City in the late 90s. It was fantastic but I haven’t been back for ages although I’m going to Nice from LCY. When you say “no need to arrive early” due to the new scanners, how long do you think is needed before the flight departure time if you only have hand luggage?

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    26 Feb26 February 08:44

    BA check in cut off is 20 mins but that’s far too tight.

    Because of train times I usually get there an hour or so before (plus I have luggage)

    There really is no need for people to turn up any earlier than that.if it can be avoided.

  • Rhys says:

    26 Feb26 February 08:57

    I’ve never had to queue more than 5 mins at security. Obviously, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t build in some time in case you do, but I normally aim to arrive just over an hour before the flight.

• Billy says:

  26 Feb26 February 08:50

  Isn’t there Glasgow and Edinburgh and Belfast City too?

  I know that article mentions “international” destinations but even so…

  • Rhys says:

    26 Feb26 February 08:56

    Yep…just added!

• Robert says:

  26 Feb26 February 08:54

  Another own goal by BA to ruin the great overall service on board by squeezing all the passengers in with 8 more seat. After the recent terrible review for BA from the Whichagazine on BA the downward spiral continues….now very much a 2nd rate airline.

  • Richie says:

    26 Feb26 February 08:56

    How much of that survey was about BACF?

• Richie says:

  26 Feb26 February 08:54

  Venice service seems to have stopped which is a shame.

  • Rhys says:

    26 Feb26 February 08:58

    Heathrow only these days

• NorthernLass says:

  26 Feb26 February 09:02

  When BA scrapped the CityFlyer routes from MAN it was effectively a double blow as it also meant no more MAN-LCY flights (albeit this was only 2 x per week). With the parlous state of public transport in the North West, an alternative means to get to central London would be very welcome.

  • TimM says:

    26 Feb26 February 10:49

    Absolutely agreed.

    Although I found, and find, the choice of Cityflyer destinations very 1970’s, having an airline other than ‘low-cost’ flying from Manchester was very much appreciated. It was fun re-visiting my childhood holidays in Majorca and Malaga for the short time Cityflyer flew from Manchester.

    Perhaps the Northern traveller is more experienced and discerning? Merely moving the same Cityflyer destinations to MAN did not cut it. We want Granada, Casablanca, Chania, Antalya (and Mersin), Reggio Calabria, Cairo etc. – places we didn’t over-visit 40-50 years ago! I remarked upon this, on this forum, at the time Cityflyer announced their MAN destinations. Rob put me down telling me that I would be surprised at the demand. I think time proved me right.

    For obvious reasons, Northerners are great winter travellers but (most of us) don’t want to go back to the 1970’s holiday destinations. I did it for eccentricity and fun but it is some crack-pot of an airline offering those destinations now.

    • Londonsteve says:

      26 Feb26 February 13:32

      The sheer volume of flights available from all over the UK to trad bucket and spade destinations would suggest that plenty of people still want to holiday there. The Costa del Sol, for example, might be old hat to a lot of people, but it continues to offer a hearty welcome, excellent food and very good value for money with year-round good weather. When I’ve looked recently, it’s not all that easy to get an Avios seat to Malaga, even at a time you’d think was well out of season!

      • NorthernLass says:

        26 Feb26 February 16:26

        Marbella/Puerto Banus/Estepona are hugely popular with visitors and ex-pats. Don’t forget how many Brits actually live out there as well and pop home regularly and receive visits from family and friends. AGP is also the gateway to some of Spain’s most interesting Andalusian sites. CE seats were going for over £600, one-way, when I went out last October half term.

        Reports during 2017-2019 were that the CityFlyer routes were very popular so it’s a mystery really as to why they were dropped.

        • TimM says:

          26 Feb26 February 18:16

          The number of Brits who live in the EU is on a steady decline. 1) They are either dying or returning to the UK for the NHS/to die with family in old age and 2) the residence qualification requirements post-Brexit are not trivial. It is possible with a certain amount of capital in a bank account but with so much form-filling, you need a professional to do it, on a regular basis. Hence the decline.

      • TimM says:

        26 Feb26 February 18:24

        “Out of season” in Andalusia is summer! Even Northern European ex-pats return home because of the unbearable heat. Do you really want to fry eggs without a hob?

        In terms of ‘relative weather’, Andalusia and the ‘Costa del Sol’ is at its best in the winter.

        • Londonsteve says:

          27 Feb27 February 12:03

          I don’t disagree, but far more people are available to travel in summer due to school holidays. You won’t find beach weather over Christmas and NY even on the Costa del Sol, it’s touch and go whether it would be warm enough during the Easter hols (depends on when they are, but they fall early this year). It appears to me you would like to see a more adventurous array of destinations but your countryfolk prefer to stick to tried and tested solutions, hence that’s where the airlines fly.

          British expats on the Costa might be declining in number and getting older on average, but, they still form a massive contingent. I couldn’t believe that during my visit every third person in El Corte Ingles in Fuengirola was speaking English and this was during the shoulder season (I wasn’t staying in Fuengirola, merely shopping there).

• john says:

  26 Feb26 February 09:03

  There is a lounge at City…

• David S says:

  26 Feb26 February 09:23

  What stops a lounge being built at LCY ? Also, would be interesting in knowing who else flies from LCY and to where (thinking onwards connections here).

  • Rob says:

    26 Feb26 February 09:38

    There WAS going to be a lounge in the City expansion project, but that was scrapped during covid. Given that the airport is still losing passengers – unlike every other UK airport – due to the Elizabeth Line at Canary Wharf and banks moving back to the City (HSBC moving back soon will only make it worth) it’s unlikely to happen.

    • HertsSam says:

      26 Feb26 February 11:31

      That explains why they don’t have flights to other cities with a financial district like Paris and Milan. Also city workers can hop on the Eurostar to get to Paris.

• ChrisP says:

  26 Feb26 February 09:41

  I normally try and use LCY where possible just from a transport link perspective, it’s much easier and more reliable than going to LHR (given that LHR is over an hr by public transport and sometimes 1.5hrs by car through London’s traffic).
  Even for longhaul, I’ve found that connecting via Zurich, Frankfurt or Amsterdam is just easier and more comfortable and when you include the fact that you can arrive at the airport closer, arrival into LCY also isn’t too bad an experience because the luggage belt is so close to the planes…you may not end up spending “that” much time more but the time spent is a lot more comfortable.

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