Flights over London City Airport? Now you can reach the center by boat
British Airways has partnered with Uber Boats by Thames Clipper: from now on, passengers of the British carrier [...]
British Airways
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LCY
United Kingdom
British Airways has formed a partnership with Uber Boats by Thames Clipper: From now on, passengers of the British carrier will be able to reach the London City Airport also via river with one discount of 25% On the ticket.
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Uber Boat is the service of river shuttles starting at Putney Pier and ending at Barking Riverside, passing through the key piers of London such as Canary Wharf, London Bridge, Embankment and Waterloo: in total there are 24 stops. Travelers planning to reach London's City airport via the Thames will need to Disembark at Royal Wharf and take the DLR (the surface metro), and within minutes they will have arrived in the city terminal.
During the week the first boat in the direction of Royal Wharf Pier leaves at 06:04, while on weekends the departure slips to 09:44; on the reverse route, on weekdays the first Uber Boats will sail from Royal Wharf Pier to central London at 06:41 (and on weekends at 08:26). The last race from central London to the Royal Wharf Pier, finally, is scheduled at the 23:41 (11:51 p.m. on weekends); on the opposite route, you can reach central London by taking the last boat at 9:36 p.m. (8:56 p.m. on weekends).
In short, it is absolutely feasible to reach LCY via Thames even if you take the first or last flight of the day: as it is the city airport, in fact, in order not to disturb the quiet of the inhabitants, the first flights take off around 7 a.m. and the last ones no later than 10 p.m. The Uber Boat, therefore, can be a great alternative to other means of public transportation: as mentioned, passengers flying with British Airways CityFlyer will be entitled to a 25% discount and also a free hot drink on board the boat, However, the service is open to passengers of all airlines. After ITA's farewell to Heathrow, in fact, many travelers flying with the Italian carrier (which has only connected Italy with London's city airport since March 30) could opt for the service Uber Boats by Thames Clipper.
London City Airport, opened in 1987 by Queen Elizabeth, with annual traffic of nearly 3.5 million passengers is One of the 6 major airports in the British capital. One of the special features of this port of call is the runway length: only 1508 meters. Therefore, few aircraft can take off and land., including the Airbus A318 and A220, Embraer 170 and 190, the ATR 42 and 72, and the Saab 2000.
