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Airport Code: LCY
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About London City Airport
London City was born out of the massive Docklands development
in the East End of London, opening in 1987. The only airport
actually in London it specialises in the providing for the travel
needs of the City and East London with a focus on business travellers.
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Travel Insurance from London City Airport
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around the world.
How to Get There
Situated just 10 miles (16km) from the West End of London (the
major shopping and theatre centre) and Westminster (location
of main government offices), six miles (10km) from the City
of London (the financial district) and three miles (5km) from
Canary Wharf (London's newest business and financial centre),
London City Airport is the most obvious choice for those travellers
who wish to arrive closest to Central London. The Docklands
Light Railway system runs directly to the airport which
has major connections at the Bank and Tower Gateway Stations,
and Canning Town (Jubilee Line) on the London Underground Tube
system.
Airport Hotels
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Crown
Plaza (Excel) ****
Situated four miles from the airport, the Crown Plaza is a top
quality hotel well suited to business travellers to and from
London City. Transfers operate 24 hours a day taking around 10
minutes and leave every 30 minutes. Rooms facilities include
Fax / Modem points, ironing and tea and coffee facilities, together
with 24 hour room service. The hotel is easily reached by rail
to Royal Victoria Station on the Docklands Light Railway system,
only a five-minute walk from the hotel entrance. The hotel houses
a contemporary bar and a restaurant accessed from the avenue
or from the hotel Reception. The Quad Club offers guests a purpose-built
health and fitness facility including indoor swimming pool.
AIRLINES AND DESTINATIONS
The following airlines fly to London City Airport:
- Air France using their Cityjet subsidiary
- British Airways CitiExpress
- CityJet
- Darwin Airline
- Eastern Airways (from January 2006)
- KLM
- Lufthansa
- Luxair
- OLT
- SAS
- Scot Airways
- Swiss International Airlines
- VLM Airlines
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