London City Airport temporarily suspends commercial and private flights

Following the announcements from Government on Monday night, London City Airport will temporarily suspend all commercial and private flights from the airport.The suspension will be effective from Wednesday evening and, reflecting the timing of the new measures in place, is expected to last until the end of April, but this will be kept under review.Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the demand for global air travel has declined dramatically. At London City, most airlines have now suspended operations for the time being.While commercial traffic will temporarily cease from the central London hub, the airport has indicated to government that the aerodrome can remain open and available to support emergency flights or the military or other government agencies.CEO Robert Sinclair said: