London City (LCY)

...realised that it was from London City Airport! I was a bit put out as I am used to flying from the big London and Manchester Airports, but now plan to use it as much as possible! Ive now used it a few times and thinks its great! The growth of air travel has led to long queues and delays at airports worldwide. This has encouraged the growth of 'city airports.' These small, centrally located airports tend to be primarily aimed at the business traveller, ...
...and a hassle free environment. London City (LCY) certainly lives up to these expectations. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SO WHERE IS IT AND HOW DO I GET THERE? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Located in Silvertown, Docklands, the location used to be a bit of a disadvantage, as transport links were limited and the area was an industrial wasteland. This has now been completely ...

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...never even considered flying from London City Airport. In fact, to be perfectly honest, I had never even HEARD of it! So I was a little nervous when we arrived and didn’t know what to expect. We had got an excellent deal so it was a case of going to the airport that had offered the cheapest flight option. The airport is situated only 10 miles (16km's) from the West End of London, six miles (10km's) from the City of London and three miles (5km's) ...
...Liverpool Street, all on the London Underground network. The London City Airport web-site (www.londoncityairport.com) provides details about how to reach the Airport from each of these tube stations and also about the prices to take the shuttle bus. The Airport is also accessible by taxi and there are car parking facilities for those who wish to drive there. The prices for long and short term parking can also be found on the web-site, along with ...

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...choice of any city worldwide. London City Airport has become the No. 1 choice of business travellers bound for Scotland, Ireland and continental Europe, due to its close location to London's financial district and its speedy check-in process. But it is also a good alternative for those flying from London on leisure. London City Airport (LCY) is situated in the Docklands, 6 miles southeast of the City of London, and can easily be reached by car as ...
...Most flights to and from London City are operated with turboprops or small regional jets, the most typical planes to be spotted at LCY are Fokker 50 and Dash 8 props, and BAe 146 / AVRO city jets. These 50 to 100 seat aircraft are not as comfortable as the Boeings and Airbus which land at Heathrow et al, but most flights from London City don't last longer than one or one and a half hours, so it is bearable. LCY is a booming airport. When I flew ...

From_The_Continent 23.03.2001 (24.03.2001) · Read full review
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I've flown in and out of LCY around a dozen times and have found it excellent i all respects. It is obviously a small airport, so there is not anywhere near as much in the way of retail and catering, but I use it to travel not to shop, so it's almost at the top of my list. VERY convenient, as you can just hop straight on a shuttle bus outside which drops you at Canary Wharf or Canning Town where you're straight on the tube network, so no 45 minute ...
...and quick and there are a range of service desks in the hall for the airlines that use the airport. Security is again very quick and boarding is efficient. There are now lots of little carriers using this for cityhops and domestic routes, mainly at very good value. I use VLM out of Manchester into LCY and it costs me around £50 roundtrip, which is less than a third of the trainfare! Good connections from northern England, Wales, Scotland, and ...

DeliaS 17.08.2004 · Read full review
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Flying from City Airport was quite an eye opener as to how travelling CAN be done! It's rare indeed that one can jump of a public transport bus, check in and board in a time span of not even 20 minutes! (if the plane had been there that is...but that's a different issue, possibly to be discussed soon in another Opinion. The only drawback is that, if you DO have to wait you better bring a good book, as this airport is rather limited on the entertainment ...

aley 27.07.2000 · Read full review
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...method is by the North London Overground train line), collect your tickets and board the plane in a very short time indeed. Of course this bounty for impatient travellers is off-set by the lack of facilities in the airport - this is no Heathrow, and there are just a couple of shops and VERY expensive places to eat (a 'Caviar House' for example). This is very much a city businessman's gateway to Europe, but as long as you can ignore them and smile ...

SmileyBen 25.07.2000 · Read full review
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London is massive place, it has so many shops, so many buildings, so many theaters, and so many places to go special people to see and venues to club. I mean I personnally quite enoyed the shopping there and that there was people in the streets doing exciting stunts like the circus stuff just to earn some money. However as you say whats the bad point, well I guess the first things is that it's very crowded,but then again I guess most major cities ...
...etc. well london additonally has many dodgy people asking you strange things and trying to conn you out of your money, therefore be carefull, and finally well you guess it LOndon is very expensive plus they got the most expensive prices for flats and houses out of uk, so unless you're loaded don't think about coming to London cos it's expensive. ...

mleeng 28.09.2000 · Read full review
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