London City Airport has reported that 19 March to 25 March was the busiest week ever in the history of the airport, passing the 100,000 passenger mark for the first time.
Over the seven days, a total of 101,336 passengers either departed from or arrived at London City Airport, on board 1,525 flights.
For the first time in the airport’s 31-year history, weekly passenger numbers exceeded 100,000 – representing a 2% increase on the previous record achieved in June 2016.
The airport also saw its busiest-ever single day on Thursday 22 March, with 18,607 passengers passing through the airport’s doors.
The airport attributed the buoyant figures to strong performances by British Airways and Flybe, and an increasing mix of passengers as the airport seeks to attract both business and leisure travellers. In 2017 around 54% of the airport’s 4.5 million passengers travelled for business purposes and 46% for leisure.
The airport recently commenced flights to Porto with TAP Air Portugal, while CityJet has reinstated its Florence service.
“This record-breaking week and expected Easter rush reflects a much bigger trend for London City Airport, as we develop a growing portfolio of leisure routes and attract new passengers, while at the same time maintaining the industry-leading punctuality, ease of use, convenience, customer service and speed that our returning passengers know and love,” said Robert Sinclair, CEO of London City Airport.
“This passenger milestone comes less than a week after London City Airport was named the best airport of its size in the world in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2018. It is also a further reminder of just how important the airport’s £480 million transformation programme is to meet increasing aviation demand in London and create a world-class gateway that serves the whole of the city.”
