The site's chief executive said she was 'disappointed' by the ruling, while a local campaign group hailed it as a 'big win for residents'. The airport's flight cap will remain unchanged despite the increase in passenger numbers.
London City Airport has lost its bid to overturn a ban on Saturday afternoon flights - but has been granted permission to increase its annual number of passengers. Bosses at the site in Newham, east London, had wanted its current 12.30pm Saturday curfew to be pushed back to 6.30pm. However, the government has now ruled the restrictions should continue following opposition from residents and campaigners. A bid by the airport to increase its annual passenger cap from 6.
Chief executive Alison FitzGerald added: 'As the government has recognised in its decision, rejecting our request to extend our Saturday afternoon operating hours will slow down airlines bringing cleaner, quieter next-generation aircraft to the airport.' Meanwhile, some environmental groups hit out at the decision to allow an increase in passenger numbers, with Greenpeace UK describing it as a 'surprising misstep undermining UK's climate leadership'.
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