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The temperature was struggling to rise above freezing as the fog swirled in and dusk approached - not the sort of day to hang around a remote hillside in deepest France.

But if what you're after is worth its weight in gold a little bad weather is a small sacrifice.

Cityjet hopes to ramp up its services from London City Airport to Scotland.

The move will see the Air France-KLM owned airline battle British Airways for passengers to the region. It comes after Cityjet announced it was opening a base in Edinburgh.

Flights from London City to sunshine destinations are continuing to grow with four new routes being launched.

Both British Airways and Cityjet have expanded their operations with flights to Europe's hottest destinations around the Mediterranean.

CityJet has announced it will be flying between London City and Florence six times a week from January.

The airline has also revealed it will be running a limited service on the route over Christmas to allow Londoners the opportunity of a festive break in the Tuscany region.

London Irish's rugby stars jetted out of City Airport with CityJet on Sunday, following the airline's announcement it was renewing its sponsorship of the team.

The rugby union side were on their way to Paris Orly Airport to begin an eight-day pre-season training near the French capital.

While the majority of the aviation world is going through a recession-induced rough patch, one airline has bucked the trend with a sharp increase in passenger numbers.

Cityjet reported a passenger rise of 23 per cent on from London City to Scotland year on year and a 10 per cent increase on routes to Antwerp and Luxembourg in December.

City Airport's biggest airline is in the midst of a huge advertising campaign targeting business and premium passengers.

Air France/KLM-owned Cityjet, which recently merged with VLM Airlines to give it over half the landing slots at the Royal Docks airport, is splashing out £4million on digital outdoor, transport and print media.

VLM Airlines at London City Airport is no more. A new airline has been formed which its owners say will be a stronger force at the Royal Docks airport.

The Belgian carrier VLM was taken over by Air France-KLM earlier this year with the aim of possibly amalgamating it with the company's own airline Cityjet, also based at London City.

This year promises to be a challenging one for the aviation industry – battling a global financial meltdown and reduced passenger numbers.

However, London City Airport’s passenger figures are up and with a flight increase agreed by Newham Council there is scope for expansion.

AIR France has increased flights from London City Airport to Paris following the fire in the Channel Tunnel.

Two extra flights will be taking off from the Docklands airport to the French capital this weekend.

The first will leave on Saturday at 9:40am and the other will take off from London at 4:55pm on Sunday.

The tunnel has been closed since a freight train caught fire on September 11.

Air France has had a boom in bookings following the incident and has sold out of flights between Heathrow and Paris.