BA CityFlyer Boosts Capacity from London City

BA CityFlyer, the wholly-owned subsidiary of British Airways (BA), that operates the airline’s flights from London City Airport, will boost capacity on its routes to Scotland by almost a quarter from the start of next month. From May 2, the airline will introduce an additional daily service from London City to both Glasgow and Edinburgh, routes which will be flown using 98-seat Embraer 190s.

These additional rotations will increase weekday links on the routes to five times daily to Glasgow and eight times daily to Edinburgh, a 23 per cent rise in capacity when the use of the larger aircraft is taken into account. Although London City has proved to be a popular business destination, BA CityFlyer is seeing a good mix of premium and leisure travellers on these domestic connections.

“The airport’s location, at the heart of London’s financial district, obviously makes it ideal for commuting between the Docklands and Scotland’s two major cities, both of which have a strong financial services sector,” said Luke Hayhoe, Commercial Manager, BA CityFlyer. “However, leisure passengers are becoming increasingly aware of just how convenient London City Airport is for the centre of London for those wanting to take in the sights or West End show in the city’s Theatreland district.”

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NOTE: Schedule data extracted from Flightbase for week commencing April 14, 2011; Traffic data extracted from IATA BSP system for the year ending January 2011.