London City Airport Albert and King George V docks to the north and south respectively, also means that there are no covered maintenance facilities for aircraft. With space limited in the London Docklands area, and comparatively low passenger volumes, London City Airport is small compared with several other airports serving London, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton. The airport has a single, two-storey passenger terminal building. The ground floor contains the check-in desks and some service facilities as well as a staircase leading to the security control on the upper level, after which the airside waiting area and several more shops can
London Southend Airport aircraft based at Southend to four. In February 2018, Air Malta announced that it would begin flights to Cagliari, Catania and Malta. In March 2018, it was announced that Loganair would begin operations from the airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport. In June 2018, Ryanair announced that it would open a base at Southend, basing three aircraft there operating 55 flights per week to 13 destinations. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at London Southend Airport: Routes accounting for more than 2.5% of passenger traffic, or 27,397 passengers, are shown below: Since 2011, the airport has its