London City Airport

Having read previous reviews I would agree that coming in to London City was fine but the same can't be said for going out. Check in is OK but you could see confused people trying to work out what to do. We were waiting on a flight to Edinburgh which when we sat down in the lounge showed as "wait in lounge" on the arrival/departure board. It then announced a slight delay of around 15 mins but still advised to wait in the lounge. As the time due to depart approached the message remained the same. Suddenly out of the blue the message read "Boarding at gate 6". When you are travelling with young children you simply do not need this kind of thing. Harassed and upset we headed for the gate as quickly as possible to find that we were neither at gate 6 nor boarding. We were at gate 5 and the plane was nowhere near boarding. Another reason why I will be reluctant to use this airport in future is the DLR. When we arrived on a Saturday it wasn't working. A bus service replaces it but does not seem to go any further than Canary Wharf. We decided to take it to Canning Town then take the Jubilee line into town but again travelling with children this is not convenient. But be warned - a local chap told me that the DLR is never on at the weekend as they are lengthening stations and doing various jobs for the upcoming Olympic Games so be warned if you intend to come to this area.

The present situation with check-in and security is very bad - long shuffling queues at peak times. The airport claim this is because more people are using online check in and more people are arriving by train. This sounds improbable. More likely is that they just did not plan for passenger flows at the time of their recent expansion. Going through security this morning made Heathrow look good.

I use London City Airport due to the normal speed of travel through the airport. However recently there have been major queues to get through the security check. Last week it took me almost a hour at 07.45 and on my return (19.11.09) I landed at 18.00 and as was leaving the airport the queue for security extended out of the building!

I think the praise for LCY proximity to London's city centre is overrated. It's still a long ride away on the DLR never mind the fact that only one out of every four trains goes to LCY. Apart from that LCY is an efficient airport and friendly staff also help.

LCY to AMS and back. Perfect airport for short business trips to Europe and also for connecting on to an AF/KLM or LH flight at the usual hubs. The real benefit is being able to get from aircraft to taxi in 5 minutes on the return journey. I dont know anyone who enjoys spending an hour getting through LHR.

The first time I have used London City for about 10 years. The airport is excellent as others have said small very fast processing both in and out. However the cost of the car park is truly breath-taking (£74 for 36 hours - over a weekend). OK if you live in central London or Docklands there is the cheap DLR alternative but I don't and there appears to be no 'park and ride' alternative. Nice airport but at a price which just made me feel ripped-off (we are not all merchant bankers).

I have used LCY numerous times over the past six months on the LCY-ZRH route. It is a great airport built for quick check-in on the way out and quick pasport control on the way in. The staff seem to be well trained and understand that this is a businessman's airport. A pleasure to fly in and out of.

A great little airport. It is small easy to find your way around and now easier than ever to get to. Any airport where it takes 90 seconds to get from plane seat to taxi gets my vote!

A great airport! Only twenty minutes from landing to DLR and then another twenty into central London. Luggage waiting on the belt polite and efficient staff at passport control. Well signed easy to navigate and short walking distances.

Having used this airport a few times I always have had really pleasant flight in and out of city airport. Seeing they are upgrading the airport now it would make a travel from this airport very pleasant. It is small and well managed airport and all basic facilities are in place and the place is easy to navigate and staff were friendly.