Waltham Forest Echo
04 Jun 2026
In 2024 ministers greenlit a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
London City Airport’s expansion should be paused until “robust, independent real-world assessments” are undertaken to see how local communities will be affected, a London Assembly member has said.
In 2024 ministers greenlit a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year by putting on more weekend and early morning flights, despite opposition from residents in Newham and climate change groups.
The London City Airport flightpath passes directly over Waltham Forest and contributes to local air and noise pollution...
