Work nears completion on City Airport check-in
London City Airport's new self-service check-in kiosks are set to be ready for use in May by all passengers to check themselves in for flights. The kiosks will be for passengers with airlines including VLM and KLM as well as British Airways, Lufthansa, SAS and Austrian Airlines.
The £30 million project is the airport's largest and is being completed because of the increased demand seen in the airport in the past few years.
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