BA CityFlyer’s daily service to Aberdeen launches from London City Airport (LCY)
Even more choice for passengers in time for Christmas and Hogmanay
LCY saw nearly five times more passengers this summer than the same period last year
October passenger numbers up 103% on the same period last year, demonstrating resilience in business travel
Today British Airways launched a new route between London City Airport (LCY) and Aberdeen (ABZ) for the winter season. Flights will operate from today and run until Sunday, 22 January 2023 on the Embraer E190 aircraft.
The news comes as the airport’s biggest carrier, British Airways continues to add more capacity, as business travel gathers momentum. LCY’s proximity to London’s financial district, means faster connections to the UK’s capital, supporting businesses and helping drive economic growth. The route also provides more opportunity for people to see the Granite City and other areas around the Scottish North Sea coast, including scenic castles in the region, such as the holiday home of the Royal Family, Balmoral Castle.
Commenting on BA CityFlyer’s new route and London City Airport’s October figures, Aviation Director, Anne Doyere, said: “We are delighted BA CityFlyer is launching this route between London City Airport and Aberdeen that will provide even more choice for passengers, particularly in time for Christmas and Hogmanay.
“With six routes across the country, we offer the best, most comprehensive service between London and Scotland.”
“This news comes after our bumper summer, where we saw nearly five times more passengers this summer than the same period last year. We’ve also seen over 300,000 passengers in October, which is a 103% increase on 2021, with strong load factors. October passenger numbers are also higher than August, demonstrating a clear resilience in the business travel market.”
The airport served 23 destinations in October, with the top five destinations for the month being Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Zurich, Frankfurt and Dublin.
Doyere added “In 2022, the airport has been recognised for its excellent passenger experience, being selected as the best airport in the UK by both Condé Nast and The Telegraph, and last week, LCY was ranked the best performing London airport in the 2022 Which? survey.”
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Notes to Editors:
BA CityFlyer’s Aberdeen schedule is below:
London City (LCY) to Aberdeen (ABZ)
Days of week
Flight number
Departing LCY
Arriving ABZ
Flight number
Departing ABZ
Arriving LCY
Mon and Tue
BA2210
20:05
21:35
BA2211
07:30
09:05
Wed and Thu
BA2210
21:00
22:30
BA2211
07:30
09:05
Fri
BA2210
18:30
20:00
BA2211
08:00
09:35
Sat
BA2210
11:20
12:50
BA2211
09:00
10:35
Sun
BA2210
20:25
21:55
BA2211
12:00
13:35
LCY was recently ranked the top London airport in a Which? survey of passengers and won Condé Nast Traveller’s Reader’s Choice ‘Best Airport in the UK’ in October 2022.
LCY has the highest proportion of domestic passengers of any London airport.
LCY expects to handle 3 million passengers this year and predicts the airport’s current maximum capacity of 6.5 million annual passengers will be reached by the mid-2020s.
An LCY commissioned research report on Business Travel by WPI Economics can be read here: https://media.londoncityairport.com/new-research-outlines-strength-of-business-travel/
For more information, contact Lucy Craven, Head of Corporate Affairs: Lucy.Craven@londoncityairport.com +447525 411645