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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

City Airport faces battle for extra flights on early mornings and over weekend

London City Airport wants its ban on flights after 1pm on Saturdays to be scrapped

(Picture: PA Archive)

City Airport faces a battle to operate more weekend and early-morning flights after more than 1,000 people responded to a consultation.

The airport, in the Royal Docks, may ask Newham council for permission to increase the cap on annual passenger numbers from 6.5 million to nine million, a figure it expects to reach by 2031, and allow extra flying hours.

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