Fight the Flights (London City Airport) Fight the Flights (London City Airport) Fight the Flights London City Airport is a residents campaign group opposed to expansion of London City Airport, which had put in a planning application to expand flights from 76,000 to 120,000. Newham Council's planning department controversially voted in favour to award London City Airport permission to expand. Residents are opposed to expansion due to increased aircraft noise which would see 1 flight every 90 seconds during peak times. Boris Johnson who is opposed to expansion of Heathrow saying it is in the wrong place, did not take action to stop expansion at London
London City Airport Elizabeth line comes into service in 2019, its route will pass very close to London City Airport but there will be no station at the airport. Proposals have been put forward that a new station should be opened on the new Elizabeth line to serve the airport; TfL has not included a City Airport station in its plans. London City Airport London City Airport is an international airport in London, United Kingdom. It is located in the Royal Docks in the London Borough of Newham, approximately east of the City of London and a shorter distance east of Canary Wharf.