CityJet has announced that it will overtake the London City Airport to Amsterdam route from January 5, which is currently operated by VLM Airlines.The two subsidiaries of Air France KLM have come to an agreement that allows CityJet to operate eight daily services to the Dutch city, using a 95 seat AVRO RJ-85 aircraft, while VLM will run a similar service from London City to Rotterdam.VLM Airlines will also replace CityJet on a twice-daily route from London’s financial district to Rotterdam. Geoffrey O’Byrne-White, chief executive of CityJet, described these developments as “very important”.

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