The airport said it is confident of closing out the year with three million passengers having passed through its terminal.

May saw 290,000 passengers fly from City airport, up from 256,000 in April, and representing 65% of 2019 figures for the same period. The total number of travellers using the airport this year is already 29% higher than in 2021.

“Despite a big increase in flights and passengers along with our airline partners, we have continued to deliver our market leading passenger proposition of speed, convenience and on time performance – something which I know has been really welcomed by our customers,” said London City airport’s chief executive Robert Sinclair.

“With flights to 36 domestic and European destinations, we are fully resourced and focused on ensuring we deliver the best experience for all our passengers over what promises to be a really special summer period.”

Leisure routes including flights to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Florence in Italy, the Balearic island of Ibiza and Nice in the South of France are all proving popular, according to the airport.

Nine new direct flights are set to commence from the airport this month, including to Thessaloniki in Greece and Barcelona in Spain.