London City has today provided an update on its Development Programme (CADP), including a decision to temporarily pause the development at the end of this year upon completion of new aircraft stands, a full-length parallel taxiway and new passenger facilities.
At the height of the COVID 19 crisis, the airport suspended commercial flights, re-opening on June 21. Since restarting commercial flights, the airport has welcomed back four airlines, including its home-based carrier, BA City Flyer, and is now connecting to 15 domestic and European leisure and business destinations.
Further airlines are set to return over the next several months, and frequencies to key business destinations are expected to increase over the autumn. However, the airport said in a statement the recovery of the UK aviation market has been slower than expected with demand well below normal levels.
“Furthermore, it has become clearer that the recovery to previous levels will take longer than initially expected,” the company said in a statement. “It is in this context that the airport has decided to re-evaluate the timing of the next phases of the development programme, including the new terminal extension.”