London City Airport starts consultation on infrastructure to accommodate yet more flights

London City Airport is starting a second round of public consultation on proposals to increase the number and size of planes using the airport. The airport already has permission for up to 120,000 flights per year using the airport. It now wants permission for 7 additional aircraft parking stands, with an extended terminal building and a new eastern passenger pier. These will be to accommodate more flights and more passengers. The airport, as usual, says this will create and secure jobs etc etc and says it is important in regenerating East  London etc etc. There will be three 4-hour  consultation sessions on the plans, for local residents. The plans do not appear to be visible online. The airport wants to be able to handle aircraft the size of the Bombardier C-Series, [110 to 130 seats] so it can have flights to medium haul destinations like the Middle East and the east coast of the US by 2016.  It has ambitions of having 10 million passengers per year. The airport is very close to housing (Map ) and causes a great deal of local noise disturbance.

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London City Airport starts consultation on infrastructure to accommodate more flights

by Else Kvist,

Newham Recorder

March 26, 2013

 

London City Airport is starting a second round of public consultation on proposals allowing it to increase the number and size of aircrafts.(sic)

Plans have already been approved for up to 120,000 flights using the airport in the Royal Docks every year.

Permission is now being sought for seven additional aircraft parking stands, along with an extended terminal building and a new eastern passenger pier to be build to accommodate more flights and passengers.

The airport’s chief executive, Declan Collier, said: “The programme aims to prepare the airport for the future. Of central importance is that the investment will help safeguard the thousands of jobs at the airport, as well as our role as an international gateway to London and catalyst for the on-going regeneration of East London.”

There will be a chance to view the draft proposals at Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre in North Woolwich on April 10 from 4-8pm, at Chrisp Street Ideas Store in Poplar on April 11 from 3-7pm, at Britannia Village Hall, West Silvertown, on April 12 from 2 to 6pm.

 http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/london_city_airport_starts_consultation_on_infrastructure_to_accommodate_more_flights_1_1992210

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Earlier:

 

London City Airport plans for larger aircraft and increased capacity – to local criticism

December 15, 2012

London City Airport already has consent to increase the number of flights per year to 120,000. The airport is now planning to submit a planning application to Newham Council in spring 2013 to allow “major infrastructure changes” (not including a runway extension) that could allow the airport larger planes. It wants to be able to handle aircraft the size of the Bombardier C-Series, [110 to 130 seats] so it can have flights to medium haul destinations like the Middle East and the east coast of the US by 2016. The plans are apparently “in their early stages, with the airport set to consult with local residents in the coming weeks.” The airport, which currently handles around 3.2 million passengers a year, and some 73,000 flights. It has ambitions to increase capacity to 10 million travellers and 120,00 flights annually. The airport announced separate plans for €19 million investment on buildings, gates etc last month, with work starting in early 2013.    Click here to view full story…

 

London City Airport expansion plans take off in cloud of criticism

8.11.2012

A £15 million expansion programme announced by London City Airport to mark its 25th anniversary has been criticised by campaigners over the increasing number of flights—double the restrictions imposed when it first opened. London City Airport is to submit a planning application shortly for more infrastructure to allow for expansion and for medium haul flights.  But the expansion year-on-year goes against the original planning when the airport was opened on November 5, 1987.   Only 4 airlines operated from the airport in 1987, with flights to just 3 destinations—Plymouth, Paris and Brussels. Today, 25 years on, 10 airlines fly to 42 destinations across the UK and Europe, as well as twice-a-day to New York.  Hacan East, which represents families living under the flight paths across east London, has accused airport bosses of broken promises. The government inspector at the original airport public inquiry in the 1980s restricted aircraft to quiet turbo-props rather than the jets that proliferate today, and flights limited to 30,000 a year.

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The local community group for residents affected by London City Airport is  HACAN East 

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In 2012 there were around 64,310 flights using the airport (CAA data) which was an increase of about +5.3%  compared to 2011. The number of passengers was about 3,016,600 which was an increase of about 0.8% compared to 2011.

 

 Numbers of air passengers at  London City Airport in recent years: 

2011     2,993,000  (up + 8 % on 2010)
2009    2,796,900 (down – 14.2% on 2008)
2008    3,260,000   (up 12% on 2007)
2007    2,912,123  (up 23% on 2006)
2006    2,358,159
2005    1,996,397
2000    1,580,510
1996     724,290
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There is more news about London City Airport at London City Airport News