London City airport closed until Tuesday after WWII bomb found London City airport closed until Tuesday after WWII bomb found An operation to remove a 500kg World War Two bomb that has forced the closure of London City Airport is due to take place later. The airport has been shut all day and all flights cancelled, affecting up to 16,000 passengers, officials said. The bomb was found at George V Dock on Sunday during planned work at the east London airport. If the attempt to remove the device is successful all flights will run as normal on Tuesday, the airport said. Families in the area have been evacuated with the exclusion zone set to be widened when specialists from the Met Police and the Royal Navy begin removing the bomb. The airport was shut at 22:00 GMT on Sunday. A statement issued by the Met said: "The timing of removal is dependent on the tides, however, at this stage we estimate that the removal of the device from location will be completed by tomorrow morning." The Royal Navy said it was taking the necessary steps to "ensure the device is as safe as possible" before removing it from the sea bed and towing it away to a safe disposal site. "We will then attach high-grade military explosives before carrying out a controlled explosion later today. The aim is to cause as little disruption to the city of London as possible. "The first stage of the operation is to free the shell from the silt so it can be floated for removal." There’s more. Click in the link at the top.