Airports
London City Airport To Appeal Block on Capacity Limits
The privately owned airport intends to challenge the recent rejection of plans to allow longer operator hours and increase the cap on passenger numbers.
A Gulfstream G280 business jet at London City Airport
London City Airport wants to increase operating hours and limits on passenger numbers. (Image: Gulfstream Aerospace)

London City Airport (LCY) will appeal a decision blocking its application to extend operating hours and increase the current cap on annual passenger throughput from 6.5 million to nine million. The London borough of Newham recently rejected the planning application, which was lodged by the privately owned airport in December 2022.

The planning application proposed allowing three more flights in the first half hour of weekday operations between 6:30 and 7 a.m. The airport has also sought permission to allow flights until 6:30 p.m. on weekends and until 7:30 p.m. during summer months. Flights are currently permitted at LCY until 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and until 1 p.m. on weekends.