London City

London City Airport (IATA: LCY) is a single-runway STOLport, an airport for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners. It principally serves the financial district of London and is located on a former Docklands site, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) east of the City of London, opposite the London Regatta Centre, in the London Borough of Newham in east London, England. It was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986/87. In 2009 London City was the fifth busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton and the 15th busiest in the UK.

Operations are restricted to 06:30 to 22:00 Monday to Friday, 06:30 to 12:30 on Saturdays and 12:30 to 22:00 on Sundays. The closure of the airport between 12.30 on Saturday and 12.30 on Sunday gives residents some relief from noise.

London City Airport is small compared with the other four London international airports. Due to its proximity to London's Docklands and financial district its main users are business travellers, but leisure traveller numbers are increasing.[citation needed] Inside the terminal there are 22 check-in desks plus self-service kiosks for British Airways, CityJet, Lufthansa, Luxair and Swiss International Air Lines. There are eighteen gates at London City Airport.

London City Airport is the closest private jet centre to central London. In 2005 the centre was voted the best corporate aviation passenger handling facility in Europe by European Business Air News.

London City Airport has free Wi-Fi for all its passengers. It is available throughout the terminal area and the Business Centre (located in City Aviation House).

London City is at its busiest during the winter months, when a number of airlines, most notably Swiss International and CityJet, fly to ski resort gateway destinations. Zurich, Geneva and Milan are among the destinations popular among winter sports enthusiasts.

Here are some of the major Airlines that service London City Airport:

• Aer Arann
• Alitalia operated by CityJet
• Baboo
• British Airways
• British Airways operated by BA CityFlyer
• British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia
• CityJet
• Cimber Sterling
• Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine
• Luxair
• Nextjet
• Swiss International Air Lines operated by Swiss European Air Lines

The above mentioned information is taken from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_City_Airport