BA CityFlyer

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BA CityFlyer
British Airways Cityflyer Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
CJ [1] CFEFLYER
Founded25 March 2007;17 years ago (2007-03-25)
AOC # 2314
Operating bases London City Airport
Frequent-flyer program Executive Club
Alliance Oneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size20
Destinations33
Parent company British Airways
Headquarters Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Key peopleTom Stoddart (Managing Director)
Website www.britishairways.com

British Airways CityFlyer (BA CityFlyer) is a British regional airline, and a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways with its head office based in Didsbury, Manchester, England. [2] It operates a network of domestic and European services from its base at London City Airport. All services operate with BA's full colours, titles and flight numbers. [3] BA Cityflyer Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, meaning that it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. [4]

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History

Former BA CityFlyer Avro RJ100 in 2005 wearing one of the British Airways ethnic liveries British Airways British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ100 G-BZAT "Waves of the City" tail color (27100416680).jpg
Former BA CityFlyer Avro RJ100 in 2005 wearing one of the British Airways ethnic liveries

British Airways' sale of BA Connect to Flybe in 2007 did not include the London City Airport operations and its associated fleet of ten Avro RJ100 regional jet aircraft. [5] This led to British Airways' decision to resurrect erstwhile Gatwick-based CityFlyer Express (which BA had integrated into its Gatwick mainline short-haul operation in 2001, following the acquisition of CityFlyer Express in 1999) as a new wholly owned subsidiary to take over this operation, as of March 2007. BA Cityflyer was awarded an Air Operators Certificate on 8 February 2007, and started operations on 25 March 2007. [6]

In summer 2008, two Avro RJ85 aircraft were added to the fleet for performance and economic reasons - this included overcoming payload restrictions in the summer that could limit existing aircraft to 60 passengers on some days. [5]

In the second half of 2008, BA CityFlyer announced an order for 11 aircraft from the Embraer E-Jet family compromising of six 76 seat Embraer 170 and five 98 seat Embraer 190 aircraft, plus options for three additional Embraer 190s with the first aircraft due in the second half of 2009. [7] The first Embraer 190 was received in 2010. [8]

In February 2016, BA CityFlyer announced that it would commence operating flights from London-Stansted in May 2016. In January and February 2017, it announced that it would commence summer seasonal services from Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Dublin and Birmingham to a variety of destinations in Spain, Italy, Greece and France. This marks the return of BA to the regions after an absence of nearly 10 years. Flights will also operate in the summer between London City and Manchester, operating with Embraer 190 aircraft.

In 2018, the airline reported nearly doubled profits, [9] with profits increasing 28% and revenue up by 18%. Recently, the airline has pulled out from operating at both Birmingham and Bristol on weekends and has made several changes to its schedule increasing frequency and adding new services to Rome.[ citation needed ]

In July 2020, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic it was announced that the crew base at Edinburgh Airport would close on 31 October 2020, with the loss of several ground based office jobs and the option for cabin crew and pilots to relocate to London City Airport. [10] On 9 December 2020, it was announced that BA Cityflyer would operate from Southampton Airport starting in May 2021 with flights to 14 European destinations mostly operating on weekends. [11]

BA Cityflyer announced in September 2024 that Southampton Airport it would be withdrawing its planned Summer 2025 flights. They had already removed all Winter 2024 flights earlier in the year. [12]

Destinations

In addition to their scheduled flights from London City, the airline also operates a number of scheduled and charter flights from Edinburgh, [13] Glasgow, [14] London-Stansted [15] and Belfast City [16] airports primarily to leisure destinations. The airline focuses on serving the financial market, though it has recently expanded into the leisure market, offering routes to Ibiza, Palma and Venice. [17] In 2021, BA Cityflyer started operating 14 weekend flights from Southampton. [11]

As of October 2024, BA CityFlyer operates scheduled and charter flights to the following destinations: [18]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Austria Salzburg Salzburg Airport Seasonal
Croatia Split Split Airport Seasonal
Czech Republic Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague Seasonal
Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport Terminated
France Bergerac Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport Seasonal
Calvi Calvi–Sainte-Catherine Airport Seasonal Charter [19]
Chambéry Chambéry Airport Seasonal
Limoges Limoges–Bellegarde Airport Terminated
Lyon Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport Terminated
Nice Nice Côte d'Azur Airport Seasonal
Paris Orly Airport Terminated
Quimper Quimper–Bretagne Airport Terminated
Germany Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Bremen Bremen Airport Terminated
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Seasonal
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport
Hamburg Hamburg Airport Terminated
Munich Munich Airport Terminated
Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar International Airport Terminated
Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey Airport Seasonal Charter [20]
Greece Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal [21]
Santorini Santorini International Airport Terminated
Skiathos Skiathos International Airport Seasonal
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Airport Seasonal
Iceland Reykjavík Keflavík International Airport Terminated
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport [22]
Isle of Man Douglas Isle of Man Airport Terminated [23]
Italy Florence Florence Airport
Milan Linate Airport [24]
Milan Malpensa Airport Terminated
Rome Rome Fiumicino Airport Terminated
Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport Terminated
Verona Verona Villafranca Airport Terminated
Jersey St Helier Jersey Airport Seasonal Charter [25]
Luxembourg Luxembourg City Luxembourg Airport Terminated
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Rotterdam Rotterdam The Hague Airport
Poland Warsaw Warsaw Chopin Airport Terminated
Portugal Faro Faro Airport Seasonal
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Granada Federico García Lorca Granada Airport Terminated
Ibiza Ibiza Airport
Málaga Málaga Airport Seasonal
Madrid Madrid–Barajas Airport Terminated
Menorca Menorca Airport Terminated
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport
San Sebastián San Sebastián Airport [26]
Switzerland Geneva Geneva Airport Seasonal [27]
Zürich Zurich Airport
United Kingdom Aberdeen Aberdeen Airport Terminated
Belfast George Best Belfast City Airport
Birmingham Birmingham Airport Terminated
Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Base
Exeter Exeter Airport Terminated
Glasgow Glasgow Airport
Leeds/Bradford Leeds Bradford Airport Terminated
London Gatwick Airport Seasonal [28]
London City Airport Base [24]
London Stansted Airport Base [27]
Manchester Manchester Airport Terminated
Newquay Newquay Airport Terminated
Southampton Southampton Airport Terminated

Fleet

BA CityFlyer Embraer 190 G-LCYN - Embraer ERJ-190SR - British Airways Takeoff from Schiphol.JPG
BA CityFlyer Embraer 190
A former BA CityFlyer Embraer 170, phased-out in 2021. G-LCYF E-170-100STD British Aws(Cityflyer Exp) FRA 01JUL13 (9208811113).jpg
A former BA CityFlyer Embraer 170, phased-out in 2021.

Current fleet

As of January 2025, BA CityFlyer operates the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

BA CityFlyer fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Embraer E190 20106
Total20

Former fleet

In the past, BA CityFlyer has operated the following aircraft:[ citation needed ]

AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredReferences
Avro RJ85 220082010 [5]
Avro RJ100 1020072010 [5]
Embraer E170 620092021 [29]

Statistics

BA CityFlyer carried over 2.8 million passengers in 2019, a 4.8% increase from 2018. [30]

YearTotal passengersTotal flightsLoad factorPassenger change YoY
2008713,67015,68743.9%
2009699,67014,19749.0%Decrease2.svg2.0%
2010798,52314,33066.0%Increase2.svg14.1%
20111,125,75819,09968.0%Increase2.svg41.0%
20121,184,81021,74565.2%Increase2.svg5.2%
20131,371,99323,89369.3%Increase2.svg15.8%
20141,710,92029,32671.0%Increase2.svg24.7%
20151,933,15532,80572.0%Increase2.svg13.0%
20162,192,84736,35172.8%Increase2.svg13.4%
20172,379,94237,14373.5%Increase2.svg8.5%
20182,697,95641,06875.3%Increase2.svg13.4%
20192,827,61642,40673.9%Increase2.svg4.8%
2020500,0018,92961.2%Decrease2.svg82.3%
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [30]

Accidents and incidents

The BA CityFlyer Avro RJ100 involved in the February 2009 incident G-BXAR British Airways (3273880383).jpg
The BA CityFlyer Avro RJ100 involved in the February 2009 incident

On 13 February 2009, BA CityFlyer Flight 8456 (an Avro RJ100, registered G-BXAR, flying from Amsterdam) suffered a nose-gear collapse whilst landing at London City Airport. None of the 67 passengers or five crew members were seriously injured in the incident, but three passengers suffered minor injuries, two of whom were kept in hospital overnight. After a normal approach the nose landing-gear fractured as it was lowered onto the runway, due to the presence of a fatigue-crack in the upper internal bore of the landing-gear main fitting.[ citation needed ] It was found that the crack had formed as a result of poor surface finish during manufacture, and the incomplete embodiment of a manufacturer's service bulletin, which the landing-gear maintenance records showed as being implemented at its last overhaul in June 2006. [31] [32] The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair, and was written off by insurers in May 2009. [33]

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