Draft Master Plan 2020-2035 for Consultation
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Michael Tomas London City Airport 3 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035 Chief Executive foreword Contents Executive summary 1 Introduction 4 Framework for growth 1.1 Our story so far 4.1 Growth and modernisation 1.2 The airport site 4.2 Adapting our infrastructure 1.3 Getting to and from the airport 4.3 Adjusting current operations 1.4 Employment 4.4 Creating new jobs and opportunities 1.5 Our community 4.5 Contributing to wider 1.6 Current airport economic growth operations and controls 4.6 Improving transport 1.7 Ongoing investment to and from the airport 2 Context 5 Sustainability and 2.1 2006 master plan environmental strategy 2.2 The growth of London 5.1 Noise 2.3 Demand for aviation 5.2 Air quality 2.4 Constrained aviation infrastructure 5.3 Carbon and climate change 2.5 Airspace modernisation 5.4 Other environmental matters 2.6 Policy 5.5 Heritage and archaeology 3 Towards a new master plan 6 Public Safety Zone 3.1 Why are we updating and other safeguarding our master plan? 3.2 Demand forecasts 7 Next steps 3.3 Route development 3.4 New generation aircraft Appendices 3.5 Innovation and technology A.1 Glossary of terms A.2 Master plan phasing London City Airport 4 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035 Chief Executive foreword It is my hope that we will be able to convey Our draft plans are consistent with We will become a carbon neutral business how excited we are about the next stage Government policy to make best use of our by 2020 and fully support and welcome of the airport’s journey and how it will help existing infrastructure. We do not plan to the Government’s recent commitments to deliver further benefits for what I believe is build a new runway, to extend the length of achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Our the greatest city in the world – London. our runway or to significantly extend beyond ambition is to be at the forefront of this our current site boundary. We will maintain agenda, and we will achieve these 2050 London City Airport is the smallest of an 8-hour night-time curfew on flights targets by employing the latest technology the 5 London airports, but we provide and will only grow within our current noise and innovation and working with our vital connectivity for businesses, and contour area limit. Over time, we will seek to airlines and partners to help them achieve Matt Grayson Matt increasingly for leisure travellers, right reduce our contour area below this limit and these goals too. This is critical in helping to across the capital. Our passenger numbers consequently reduce the number of people achieve the sustainability commitments of Thank you for taking the time to read have grown by over 40% in the last 5 that would otherwise be contained within it. Government, the Greater London Authority our draft master plan for the airport. years, with a record year forecast for 2019 and the London Borough of Newham This document sets out a framework for at just over 5 million passengers. Based Our draft plans will strengthen over the duration of this master plan. how we believe we can best respond to on growth forecasts for London, and connectivity both domestically and the growing demand for air travel within East London in particular, we can expect internationally and provide more choice People are at the heart of what we a constrained London system. It also demand to continue over the long-term. for Londoners and visitors alike. do. We want to help them fulfil their sets out how we believe this could be potential and our plans will create 2,500 achieved in a sustainable and responsible As you will read, our draft master plan We have carefully considered how to more jobs locally, ensuring that the way over the next 15 years. We want is focused on sustainable growth and deliver quieter and cleaner operations benefits of our growth are shared. to hear your views on this draft master continuing to be a responsible neighbour, over the lifetime of this master plan and plan and will be consulting on it for a involving the local community at every step beyond. Our climate change and air I am extremely optimistic about the period of 12 weeks from 28 June 2019. of the journey. This 12-week consultation quality responsibilities are central to future of London and the role that is the start of a conversation where we informing this draft for consultation. our airport can play in supporting the want to hear your views to create an capital and the rest of the UK. airport that truly represents and delivers for our communities and our city. Robert Sinclair Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Foreword London City Airport 5 Master Plan 2019-2035 Michael Tomas London City Airport 6 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035 Introduction The range of airlines operating at the airport London City Airport is at the heart of East now includes some of the world’s largest Executive London. We are the capital’s most centrally and most renowned carriers such as British located airport and a critical part of its Airways, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM, transport infrastructure. In 2018 we welcomed Alitalia, TAP Portugal and LOT Polish Airlines summary over 4.8 million passengers and for the first as well as key regional carriers such as Flybe. time in our history there was an equal split of Reflecting the demand and popularity for air 50% leisure and 50% business passengers. travel in general and London in particular, The airport also supports many local our passenger numbers have grown over charities and community organisations We have many loyal passengers who the years, and our passengers now come that represent the inclusive and diverse love using the airport for its speed and from and go to the whole of London, not communities across East London through convenience and easy access to and from just the City and financial districts. a number of initiatives, including our new central London. We have an excellent Community Fund, which includes a minimum reputation for customer service and One thing that has not changed and will not of £75,000 each year to fund local projects. technology innovation and are incredibly change is the utmost importance we place proud to serve the capital by connecting in our relationship with our local community. With the continued growth of East London, 45 destinations across the UK, Europe and We have a proud track record of employing our role as a major contributor to the local 1 Around 2,000 Full Time beyond. In 2019, we were awarded the Best many local residents with over 2,2001 people economy has also grown. All around us, Equivalent jobs Airport in Europe (2 to 5 million passengers) currently working at the airport, almost two- particularly on our doorstep in the Royal 2 Local area refers to 11 East at the Airport Council International’s Airport thirds of whom live within our local area.2 Docks, we are seeing transformative London Boroughs of Newham, Service Quality (ASQ) awards as well the title In summer 2019 we reached a significant projects taking place such as Crossrail, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich, Bexley, Lewisham, Southwark, of best airport in the world under 5 million landmark by becoming the first London Royal Wharf and the Asian Business Park. Barking & Dagenham, Havering, passengers at the 2019 SKYTRAX awards. airport to be a London Living Wage employer. We are a key part of that story and are Redbridge, Waltham Forest and Hackney, as well as proud to be part of the fabric of such an Epping Forest District Council inclusive, diverse and energetic community. Mid-20th century London City Airport in 1987. Credit: Vic Abbott London City Airport in 2017. Credit: Andrew Holt Executive summary London City Airport 7 Draft Master Plan 2020-2035 Passengers Passengers forecast Evolution of the airport Our speedy, efficient and friendly service, Movements Movements forecast Since opening our doors in 1987, we have with the best onward connections to connected the world to Canary Wharf central London and the wider transport Aircraft and the City of London. As a key part network primarily via the Docklands Light Passengers Movements of its transport infrastructure, we have Rail (DLR), will continue to provide a highly 5,000,000 100,000 helped London claim and retain its position valued service. Our customers can be on as one of the leading finance cities of the DLR within 15 minutes of leaving their 4,000,000 80,000 the world, supporting upwards of £11 airplane, at Canary Wharf within 15 minutes billion per year of trade in services.3 of getting on the DLR and in the City of 3,000,000 60,000 London within 21 minutes. This excellent connectivity is why 69%4 of our passengers 2,000,000 40,000 chose to use public transport to travel to and from the airport in 2018, the highest 1,000,000 20,000 proportion of any airport in the UK. 0 0 Our vision is to make air travel to and from 1988 1998 2008 2018 2019F the centre of London as quick and easy as possible for all our business and leisure Based on CAA data and airport forecast passengers.