The airport has submitted an application to London’s Newham council to modify its existing operating conditions following a 10-week consultation.
City wants to increase its annual passenger cap from 6.5 million to nine million a year by 2031.
It also wants to extend flight operations on Saturdays through to 6.30pm, and to 7.30pm in the summer – with the extra hour being reserved for arrivals only, up to a maximum of 12.
Saturday flight operations currently end at 12.30pm.
