Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what restrictions are in place controlling flights going to and from London City Airport; and if he will make a statement.

London City Airport’s operational hours are limited to minimise the impact on local residents. The airport is permitted to operate flights between the following hours:

• 06.30 and 22.30 hours on weekdays
• 06.30 and 13.00 hours on Saturdays
• 12.30 and 22.30 on Sundays
• 09.00 and 22.30 hours on Public or Bank Holidays
• Full closure on 25 December

The final 30 minutes of operation is solely for flights scheduled earlier which have been unavoidably delayed.

The total number of aircraft movements (take off and landings) is limited to 120,000 per annum.