[Tom Otley]

Closed all day

Second World War ordnance has been found in the Thames in Newham. @LondonCityAir is closed and road cordons remain in place whilst the Met & @royalnavy work together to remove it. Follow @metpoliceuk & @tfltravelalerts for updates. https://t.co/zOIUpGftvl

— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) February 12, 2018

[Tom Otley]

STATEMENT from Robert Sinclair, CEO of London City Airport: “The airport remains closed this morning following the discovery of a World War Two ordnance in King George V Dock on Sunday. (1/3)

— London City Airport (@LondonCityAir) February 12, 2018

[FDOS_UK]

discovery of a World War Two ordnance

Why does the discovery of an old gun close an airport?

Or is it that our modern CEOs are ungrammatical.

As ‘ordnance’ is singular (plural ordnances), The Mayor of London apparently could do with brushing up on the use of the definite article.

I shall start a thread with a more accurate title!

[FDOS_UK]

An appropriate title for this thread……

London City Airport closed today – unexploded WW2 bomb

[Tom Otley]

Now merged !

[Tom Otley]

I think this was the last time it was closed for any length of time

BA: unable to check in?! London City Protests – Black Lives Matter

[openfly]

….can’t find any information of the closure of BAs third busiest airport on BA.com. So much for “customer service” …. proves a point!

[Tom Otley]

It’s just been updated

https://www.britishairways.com/travel/flightops/execclub/_gf/en_gb?

London City Airport Closure – Monday 12 February

Answer Id 6405 Updated 12/02/2018 08.50 AM (UK time)
Summary
Following the discovery of a World War Two device in King George V Dock as part of planned development works, London City Airport is closed today and all services have been cancelled until further notice.

We are awaiting for more information from the authorities and are keeping the situation under review.

Good news about CityJet moving some flights over to Southend

[Mark Caswell]

And this just received directly from the BA press office:

“We are doing everything possible to minimise disruption for our customers following the closure of London City Airport.

“We are rebooking customers due to travel today onto alternative flights or offering refunds for those who no longer wish to travel.

“We will be updating ba.com with the latest flight information and are encouraging customers to check the website for more details.”

[FDOS_UK]

Let’s remember the brave people who will be dealing with this nasty and potentially unstable device – the RN mine warfare specialists.

A vote of thanks goes to them, from me.

[Cheeryguy]

Woke this morning to see numerous messages from BA re LCY being closed and my flight cancelled . I was already rebooked with a link to the reroute. Quick call to Gold Line and re routed again at my request. Now arriving at LHR my preferred arrival point. Seemless and quick, excellent service and a positive from a negative.

[TominScotland]

Cheerguy, as openfly said earlier, “proves a point”

[Cheeryguy]

What point?

[Tom Otley]

Good customer service, I guess.

Rather than adding this to the new story, I’ll post in a few updates we’ve had from airlines

Luxair flights to and from London City Airport

Traffic to and from London City Airport might still be disrupted on Tuesday, 13th February, following the discovery of a WWII bomb. In case of disruptions, Luxair will operate its flights to and from London Southend airport instead of London City. Concerned passengers should contact the Luxair Passenger Assistance Desk (+352 2456-1) for further information.

British Airways

London City Airport Closure – Monday 12 February

Answer Id 6405 Updated 12/02/2018 07.30 PM (UK time)

Summary
Following its closure today, we currently expect London City Airport to fully re-open tomorrow, Tuesday February 13. At this time we expect our flights to operate normally, but are advising customers to not arrive at the airport more than two hours before their flight.

We are advising customers to continue to check here for the latest information.

CityJet

LONDON CITY AIRPORT CLOSURE UPDATE 12 FEB & 13 FEB
UPDATE 18:30
LCY authorities expect the airport operation to be fully open for tomorrows flight schedule
However full confirmation will only be received from the Multi Agency Task Force between 00:00-01:00 tonight/tomorrow morning.
If disruption is expected an SMS will be sent to inform passengers of alternative flights through SEN.
If NO disruption is expected and flights operate to schedule NO SMS will be sent

Please be advised of new updated time for information:
LCY have informed us that new information will be processed by 18:30 regarding tomorrows operation

[Speedbird1994]

Was due to travel with British Airways from LCY-AMS, automatically rebooked from LHR instead. Interesting though that this meant the complimentary catering that was included in the LCY ticket price, was suddenly not included on the new flight from LHR…

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