UK: London City airport to close until end of April

London City airport is to close for all flights from this evening until the end of April. The operator of the downtown London airport says the move to temporarily suspend all commercial and private flights from the airport comes after the UK govt’s latest instructions in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Flights are being suspended at London City airport from March 25. ”This will begin in the evening Wednesday and is expected to last until the end of April. We will keep this under review,” the airport says. ”At this point in this fast-moving and unprecedented situation, we think this is the responsible thing to do for the safety and well-being of our staff, passengers and everyone associated with the airport.” Data shows there are scheduled to be 10 airlines operating out of London City airport. <br/>