London City Airport has extended its corporate aviation business with the launch of PrivateJet, which will provide a jet charter brokering service.

The company will source private aircraft for any given client itinerary and will deal with all details from the initial quotation through to catering.

Richard Gooding, md of London City Airport, said: "In 2005, the London City Airport Jet Centre handled almost 10,000 movements. This level of success has created an opportunity to diversify and organically grow the business within the general aviation sector.

"Since the launch of the Jet Centre, we have frequently been asked to provide private aircraft for both leisure and corporate users. The demand for private jet hire is now growing significantly, so much so that we have decided to dedicate a specialist team."