London City Airport celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2017 in the wake of its busiest year and the start of an ambitious £340 million development plan. It’s also released a number of photos from its archive, illustrating just how things have changed around London’s Royal Docks over the past three decades.

This news follows January’s announcement that a record 4.5million passengers used the airport in 2016, a five per cent growth on the previous year.

London City Airport CEO Declan Collier said:

“More people are travelling and making the right choice by opting for London City Airport. Our offer of a speedy and efficient passenger experience, just six miles from the City of London, means less time in transit and more time for the purpose of your trip.”

52 per cent of passengers used the airport for business purposes and in summer 2016, the UK Government approved planning permission for the £344 million City Airport Development Programme (CADP), construction for which begins this year.

The development will enable 6.5 million passengers to travel through the airport’s doors by 2025 and add 29,000 additional flights per year.

In addition, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines started a new service between London and Amsterdam earlier this month, the first time the Dutch airline has flown from City Airport in eight years.

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