Coronavirus Finally Caught Up With London’s Most Convenient Airport

Most people dislike airports, but London City Airport tends to be the exception. It's built a reputation for speed and convenience, with a terminal that actually delivers passengers to the gate in 20 minutes. During the middle of March this year, it even rebranded with a heart motif to reinforce how it’s an airport “many passengers love to use.” But pandemics don’t care for such pleasantries, and after closing for almost three months and reopening to diminished traffic, the airport is now preparing for layoffs. On Monday under UK law protocols, it began consultation with staff as part of a new restructuring plan that could see up to 239 roles being lost, or 35 percent of its workforce. The news follows last month’s announcement it will pause its $644 million development program, including a terminal extension. The Damage Done London City Airport suspended commercial and private flights on March 25, although did keep its aerodrome open to government agencies and the mi