In 2009 British Airways announced a new service from London’s financial district to New York, using a pair of specially configured A318s. The A318, which is the smallest Airbus and is a shrink of the A320 family, failed to find a significant market with only 80 built, but its diminutive size made it possible to fit into London City airport.
The airport is famous for its steep approaches and a 1,500 metre (5,000 foot) runway, too short for even narrowbody jets and hence only capable of providing service to local destinations using regional jets and props.
London’s financial districts, The City and Canary Wharf, are at the opposite ends of town from Heathrow, requiring a 90 minute journey by road or rail, but are right on the doorstep of the postage-stamp sized London City Airport.
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