BA reveals London City's new plane.

British Airways has revealed what it's new all-business class planes from London City will look like. The new services, using two new A318 planes, will be configured with 32 flat-bed seats. The A318 planes, the first to be introduced to BA's fleet, will take an extra hour to return from New York, to stop at either Shannon or some other Irish airport on the way to New York. However BA is promising a 15-minute check-in time at London City.

BA says it is designing every aspect of this service in close consultation with the large corporate Canary Wharf-based clients who will be using it. They have consulted with us on everything from whether they need a full lounge service at London City when they can arrive as late as 15 minutes before departure, to the type of meal service they'd like on the initial sector over to Ireland. The customs and immigration in Ireland can be done without the passengers leaving their seat, and the refuelling only takes 40 minutes.

BA is expected to operate twice daily on weekdays with departures from LCY in the late morning and late afternoon. The return flights will both depart New York in the evening with arrivals into LCY at 0700 and 0930 the following morning.