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BA CityFlyer is a British regional airline, and a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways with its head office based in Didsbury, Manchester, England.[2] It operates a network of domestic and European services from its base at London City Airport. All services operate with BA's full colours, titles and flight numbers.[3] BA Cityflyer Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence, meaning that it is permitted to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats.[4]

BA CityFlyer

IATA ICAO Callsign CJ[1] CFE FLYER
Founded	25 March 2007; 15 years ago (2007-03-25)
AOC #	2314
Operating bases	London City Airport
Focus cities	Southampton Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Executive Club
Alliance	Oneworld (affiliate)
Fleet size	22
Destinations	26
Parent company	British Airways
Headquarters	Manchester, England
Key people	Tom Stoddart, MD
Website	www.britishairways.com

History

British Airways' sale of BA Connect to Flybe in 2007 did not include the London City Airport operations and its associated fleet of ten Avro RJ100 regional jet aircraft.[5] This led to British Airways' decision to resurrect erstwhile Gatwick-based CityFlyer Express (which BA had integrated into its Gatwick mainline short-haul operation in 2001, following the acquisition of CityFlyer Express in 1999) as a new wholly owned subsidiary to take over this operation, as of March 2007^[update]. BA Cityflyer was awarded an Air Operators Certificate on 8 February 2007, and started operations on 25 March 2007.[6]

In summer 2008, two Avro RJ85 aircraft were added to the fleet for performance and economic reasons - this included overcoming payload restrictions in the summer that could limit existing aircraft to 60 passengers on some days.[5]

In the second half of 2008, BA CityFlyer announced an order for 11 aircraft from the Embraer E-Jet family compromising of six 76 seat Embraer 170 and five 98 seat Embraer 190SR aircraft, plus options for three additional 190SRs with the first aircraft due in the second half of 2009.[7] The first Embraer 190SR was received in 2010.[8]

In February 2016, BA CityFlyer announced that it would commence operating flights from London-Stansted in May 2016. In January and February 2017, it announced that it would commence summer seasonal services from Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Dublin and Birmingham to a variety of destinations in Spain, Italy, Greece and France. This marks the return of BA to the regions after an absence of nearly 10 years. Flights will also operate in the summer between London City and Manchester, operating with Embraer 190SR aircraft.

In 2018, the airline reported nearly doubled profits,[9] with profits increasing 28% and revenue up by 18%. Recently, the airline has pulled out from operating at both Birmingham and Bristol on weekends and has made several changes to its schedule increasing frequency and adding new services to Rome.[10]

In July 2020, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic it was announced that the crew base at Edinburgh Airport would close on 31 October 2020, with the loss of several ground based office jobs and the option for cabin crew and pilots to relocate to London City Airport.[11] On 9 December 2020, it was announced that BA Cityflyer would operate from Southampton Airport starting in May 2021 with flights to 14 European destinations mostly operating on weekends.[12]

Destinations

In addition to their scheduled flights from London City, the airline also operates a number of scheduled and charter flights from Edinburgh,[13] Glasgow,[14] London-Stansted[15] and Belfast City[16] airports primarily to leisure destinations. In 2021, BA Cityflyer started operating 14 weekend flights from Southampton.[12]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2022^[update], the BA Cityflyer fleet consists of the following aircraft:[17]

BA CityFlyer fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Embraer 190	22	—	98
Total	22	—

Former fleet

As of February 2021, the former BA Cityflyer fleet consists of the following aircraft:[17]

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	References
Avro RJ85	2	2008	2010	[5]
Avro RJ100	10	2007	2010	[5]
Embraer 170	6	2009	2021	[18]

Statistics

BA Cityflyer carried over 2.8 million passengers in 2019, a 4.8% increase from 2018.[19]

Year	Total passengers	Total flights	Load factor	Passenger change YoY
2008	713,670	15,687	43.9%
2009	699,670	14,197	49.0%	002.0%
2010	798,523	14,330	66.0%	014.1%
2011	1,125,758	19,099	68.0%	041.0%
2012	1,184,810	21,745	65.2%	005.2%
2013	1,371,993	23,893	69.3%	015.8%
2014	1,710,920	29,326	71.0%	024.7%
2015	1,933,155	32,805	72.0%	013.0%
2016	2,192,847	36,351	72.8%	013.4%
2017	2,379,942	37,143	73.5%	08.5%
2018	2,697,956	41,068	75.3%	013.4%
2019	2,827,616	42,406	73.9%	04.8%
2020	500,001	8,929	61.2%	0082.3%
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority [19]

Accidents and incidents

On 13 February 2009, BA CityFlyer Flight 8456 (an Avro RJ100, registered G-BXAR, flying from Amsterdam) suffered a nose-gear collapse whilst landing at London City Airport. None of the 67 passengers or five crew members were seriously injured in the incident, but three passengers suffered minor injuries, two of whom were kept in hospital overnight. After a normal approach the nose landing-gear fractured as it was lowered onto the runway, due to the presence of a fatigue-crack in the upper internal bore of the landing-gear main fitting.^{[citation needed]} It was found that the crack had formed as a result of poor surface finish during manufacture, and the incomplete embodiment of a manufacturer's service bulletin, which the landing-gear maintenance records showed as being implemented at its last overhaul in June 2006.[20][21] The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair, and was written off by insurers in May 2009.[22]

References

External links

Media related to BA CityFlyer at Wikimedia Commons

• British Airways Official Website

На других языках

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[de] BA CityFlyer

BA CityFlyer ist eine britische Regionalfluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Manchester und Drehkreuz am London City Airport. Sie ist eine Tochtergesellschaft von British Airways.

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- [en] BA CityFlyer

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[es] BA Cityflyer

BA Cityflyer (IATA: CJ, OACI: CFE) es una aerolínea subsidiaria propiedad, en su totalidad, de British Airways, con sus oficinas centrales en Mánchester, Reino Unido. Opera una red de destinos domésticos y europeos desde el Aeropuerto de Londres-City en nombre de British Airways. BA Cityflyer recibió el Certificado de Operador Aéreo el 8 de febrero de 2007 e inició sus operaciones el 25 de marzo.[2]

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[fr] BA CityFlyer

BA CityFlyer est une compagnie aérienne britannique fondée en 2007 à Manchester. Filiale à 100 % de British Airways, elle opère depuis sa base à l’aéroport de Londres City vers des destinations au Royaume-Uni et en Europe. Ces avions portent les couleurs et numéros de vol de sa maison-mère. Elle a transporté près de 1,2 million de passagers en 2012.

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[it] BA CityFlyer

BA CityFlyer è una compagnia aerea internazionale sussidiaria della British Airways con base presso l'aeroporto di Londra-City, dal quale opera un network di destinazioni nazionali ed europee.

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[ru] BA CityFlyer

BA CityFlyer — британская региональная авиакомпания со штаб-квартирой в Дидсбери (Манчестер)[1], осуществляющая регулярные пассажирские авиаперевозки по аэропортам внутри страны и в Европу из аэропорта Лондон-Сити, являющегося портом приписки и главным транзитным узлом (хабом) компании. Полностью принадлежит флагманской авиакомпании British Airways, работает под её брендом и использует нумерацию рейсов в маршрутной сети BA[2].

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