Terminal Five prepares for take-off
Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008, 1:03 AM by Lonely Planet
Terminal Five at London's Heathrow Airport opens for business on March 27 and we were jolly chuffed to be invited along for a sneak preview yesterday. After all, the next best thing after going travelling is going on a day out of the office to an airport for a behind-the-scenes nose around.
Terminal Five has been designed by Richard Rodgers and will be used exclusively by British Airways, though a small percentage of their flights will depart from T3.
Travellers using T5 are in for a few treats. As well as a Gordon Ramsay restaurant (cunningly named Plane Food) and views of Windsor Castle, Heathrow promises a ten-minute 'journey' through check in, bag drop and security. Regular users of the airport will know what a welcome change this will be if they can make it work. And like any airport worth it's salt, a monorail is being constructed to add some futuristic zip.
T5 may not be the answer to all of Heathrow's problems - after all, last week a group of protesters scaled a British Airways jet to air their opposition to a third runway at the airport - but it is a leap forward from anything else London's airports have to offer. It also, along with St Pancras International, provides first moments in Britain to be proud of.
Take a look for yourself at Terminal Five here.
Tom Hall
Labels: Airports, Britain, London
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3 Comments:
Fair enough for Heathrow. Far better if they improved Birmingham's connections for the 4m of us who live in and around this area. Hoofing it down to London is such a drag. Fortunately Emirates fly direct to Dubai out of Birmingham, makes a huge difference...
Just having blown in and out of LHR Terminal 4 - Terminal 5 will be a welcome sight - now if they could add just one more runway.....
I can't wait for Terminal 5 to open - Heathrow desperately needs it. I look forward to more of the same with Heathrow East and a third runway.
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