Reply To: First time flying from London City

[John]

Jacob wrote:

John wrote:

… I have arrived on the DLR at 6.45 for a 7am flight and made it…

Really? I always thought there was the limit to clear security 20 minutes before the departure. I’ve never been brave enough to make it under 30mins, despite living 25mins away…

It’s check-in that closes at 20 minutes before.

I just checked the BA website and it does say do both check in and security 20 minutes before, but that’s not logical as you know it takes 1-2 minutes to go up to the security entrance. AFAIK there is no conformance like LHR T5.

I also know that I have checked a bag 15 minutes before scheduled departure but the flight was already showing as delayed (though I only became aware of that after my overground train stopped moving and didn’t restart for 15 minutes), but the age of doing risky things is over with a small child now.