LONDON City Airport's first venture into leisure tourism appears to be working well.
British Airways has announced it is extending new summer flights to Ibiza and Mallorca by an extra five weeks.
DJ Paul Woolford helped to launch the service last month cabin crew member Stacey
The extension means services to the Balearic Islands until the end of October - which includes the school half term holidays.
Luke Hayhoe, commercial manager for BA CityFlyer, the British Airways subsidiary which operates the service, said: "These leisure routes have really taken off from London City, they proved so popular that we have already increased frequency to Mallorca to five flights a week and to Ibiza to four flights a week in July and August."
The flights were the first time London City Airport has launched new routes targeted primarily at the leisure market, having always previously been regarded as a business-only service.
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New Security Screens 50% extra Passengers At London City
Opodo are reporting that Travellers catching flights from London City airport this year will benefit from measures that have been introduced to reduce passenger processing times.
Two new security check-in lanes were recently opened at the base, increasing its total number of search areas to six.
Extra security staff have also been recruited and new equipment has been purchased to speed up the flow of passenger traffic through the airport.
London City chief executive Richard Gooding OBE said: 'The airport's core offering is to ensure the passenger experience is stress-free with quick departure and arrival processing times.
'To restore quick security processing times the airport undertook a number of measures to speed up security searches. We are pleased the new search facility, which has been operational since the weekend, has increased passenger screening capacity by 50%.'
While it is primarily used as a business travel hub, London City has made a number of changes to its network recently to appeal to leisure travellers.
British Airways will launch new flights to Ibiza and Mallorca from the airport in May, while a year-round service to Barcelona is set to be introduced this month.
Two new security check-in lanes were recently opened at the base, increasing its total number of search areas to six.
Extra security staff have also been recruited and new equipment has been purchased to speed up the flow of passenger traffic through the airport.
London City chief executive Richard Gooding OBE said: 'The airport's core offering is to ensure the passenger experience is stress-free with quick departure and arrival processing times.
'To restore quick security processing times the airport undertook a number of measures to speed up security searches. We are pleased the new search facility, which has been operational since the weekend, has increased passenger screening capacity by 50%.'
While it is primarily used as a business travel hub, London City has made a number of changes to its network recently to appeal to leisure travellers.
British Airways will launch new flights to Ibiza and Mallorca from the airport in May, while a year-round service to Barcelona is set to be introduced this month.
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