Using it for the first time today. Bit concerned about the lack of runway and all the water, plus canary wharf very close. so big question is there a pub in departures?
No worries mate, have a good time, and take off from there can be quite interesting, depends which way out they are going, if its towards the City, hold on tight!
Going Dublin for me nans funeral Pete. So won't be down on Sunday night for the show but will be next Sunday. Dave knows, if you are Pete from Sunday night then u know what I'm talking about if not sorry to confuse u mate
Good luck on coming back and landing if its windy, I have done that plenty of time and it tends to "focus the mind".....great view of the valley if you are on the correct side of the plane on take off. Lovely views of Belvedere if you land in a Westerly direction.
When I used to live on the Royal Arsenal I flew into City Airport from Edinburgh. Left Edinburgh at 7.45 and was indoors by just after 9pm. Shame most flights are overpriced. Consequence of it being by and large used for business travel.
[cite]Posted By: kimbo[/cite]Great airport, but don't park car costs a fortune, complete ripoff
If you take the lift down to ground level from the tube station, you're basically in residential streets and you can park there gratis. Not sure how long it will last since a lot of taxi drivers I've used have cottoned on...
I once had the most terrifying flight ever landing at City Airport. I was flying back from Amsterdam on one of VLM's turbo prop planes with a horrific side wind that shook the plane in every direction. I remember looking out the window and seeing the Woolwich Ferry and thinking that was going to be the last thing I ever saw, an absolutely dreadful flight though of course not typical.
That experience aside I've flown from City airport lots of times mostly to Hamburg when I lived there, and loved it. Now the DLR goes there it's so convenient. I would, despite my negative experience, recommend flying from there to anyone.
Flew from there just after the twin towers. They closed the airport for two days and we flew out the day it reopened. Bit scary because they went through the luggage with a fine tooth comb (took the wife's nail scissors!) and it took ages to get through to departure lounge. As soon as we got there (about 20ft from the plane) they announced a bomb scare and immediate evacuation. They emptied the terminal and took us all out to some warehouses beyond the car park and we had to wait for about an hour and a half whilst they searched the planes and terminal.
When we got back we were a bit nervy and when the plane took off it had to carry out what they called an "extreme" turn to avoid flying over Canary Wharf. This consisted of a sharp banking turn on full power as soon as we took off- it was the first time i have seen a jetliner go aerobatic!.
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Yes there is a bar, fear not as well as the usual shops.
Lovely views of Belvedere if you land in a Westerly direction.
Im flying from Birmingham International airport for the first time on Sunday. Is there any pubs or McDonalds there?
Landing is very spectacular.
Bounced quite hard in a small Saab jet on one trip. Best airport in London from a passenger point of view.
Really good Weatherspoons at Birmingham Airport - the Guvnor is a top bloke and the food is great
All reasonably priced.
Go upstairs.
City airport is the dogs nuts - its like small airports in other countries - well run efficient and friendly
6 minutes from Woolwich to LCY on the DLR.
And if you've got a few grand spare you can fly to JFK now from there.
Came back from Ireland with the team in '98. Remember Curbs having to borrow money off Merv to get his car out.
That experience aside I've flown from City airport lots of times mostly to Hamburg when I lived there, and loved it. Now the DLR goes there it's so convenient. I would, despite my negative experience, recommend flying from there to anyone.
When we got back we were a bit nervy and when the plane took off it had to carry out what they called an "extreme" turn to avoid flying over Canary Wharf. This consisted of a sharp banking turn on full power as soon as we took off- it was the first time i have seen a jetliner go aerobatic!.
Apart from that loved it!