HEATHROW T5 is coming along very well with the main structure now
complete and the internal finishings well on the way. BAA is keen to
remind everyone that it is on budget and on time. Perhaps the most
impressive feature is the sheer size of the place 1210 ft x 557 ft,
that is 50 soccer pitches. Another comparison is the wonderful wrought
iron St Pancras Station, soon to be the home of Eurostar. That
building, massive in its day, is only 689 ft long and 240 ft wide.
The new complex is due to open operationally at 0400 on Sunday 30
March 2008. British Airways is 45% of Heathrow”s passenger business,
67m in total the last calendar year, and is the sole occupier of the
complex. The main terminal A and concourse B, the first satellite,
have a capacity of 30m. Concourse C, due to open in 2011 will add
another 5m. All are linked by an underground people mover system.
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