Plans to increase the number of flights per day into and out of London City Airport have angered people living nearby.

Residents from Waltham Forest and Redbridge confronted airport bosses at a meeting this week over proposals to up flight numbers by 110 per day, or 40,000 per year.

The discussion was organised by Cannhall Residents Association and those in attendance highlighted plans to extend flying times at the beginning and end of each day.

Cllr Paul Donovan, of Wanstead Village ward in Redbridge, asked about the environmental impact of the plans and questioned why a consultation had not been arranged for his borough’s residents.

He said: “There are four councillors and a lot of residents from Redbridge here in Waltham Forest tonight to hear what is happening in our borough, this is not good enough.

“Your own consultation paper states the London airports will be at full capacity – including Heathrow with a third runway, but excluding Stansted – by the 2030s.

“London City Airport’s data suggests your business passenger traffic has flatlined, whilst leisure has increased. This means the expansion is just about putting more and more air traffic up above us. It is not sustainable.”

Cllr Sheila Bain, of Wanstead Park ward in Redbridge, asked why any consultation that had been conducted had not been publicised in her borough.

Liam McKay, director of corporate affairs at London City Airport, confirmed there will now be a meeting in Redbridge.

He pointed out the airport was under no obligation to hold a consultation.

One resident asked the airport representatives whether they had children. She asked whether they were concerned about the future for those children, with the sort of damage being done to the planet by flying.

John Cryer, MP for Leyton and Wanstead, welcomed the new willingness of airport bosses to meet with local residents.

He explained he had experienced reluctance from bosses to communicate with him personally in the past.

The MP stated the skies over his constituency were already overcrowded with planes and that these proposals would simply make things worse.