New £1bn terminal to house Star Alliance
London Heathrow has released details of its new £1bn Terminal 2 building which will eventually house Star Alliance airlines.
The new terminal, part of a larger £4.8bn investment across the airport, will have more floor space, self-service check-in machines, fast bag drops, check-in desks and security search lanes.
Heathrow's coo Mike Brown said: "The new Terminal 2 is part of a major programme of work already underway.
"Passengers travelling through Heathrow will be using new and extensively refurbished facilities which provide us with an excellent platform from which we can provide a better service to our customers."
Heathrow said the new building, with lower energy requirements, would emit 40% less carbon than the existing terminal.
Large north facing windows will let in more natural light reducing the need for artificial lighting.
Solar panels on the roof will further reduce the building's dependency on energy supplies, and a new "energy centre", partly fuelled by renewable resources, will provide heating and cooling.
The new terminal will be built in two phases to minimise disruption following the demolition of the existing building and the Queen's Building.
The first phase, which will see the creation of 185,000 sqm of floor space, is due to be completed in 2013.
The terminal will then be extended into the existing Terminal 1 site as part of the second phase.
Phase two also includes the construction of a second satellite building which will increase capacity to 30 million passengers per year. Terminal 1 will close following the completion of phase two in 2019.
Steven Morgan, BAA's capital director, said: "This is an exciting project, for the engineers and builders, and for our airlines and passengers.
"The challenges are not to be underestimated. We are constructing a significant new building in the middle of one of the world's busiest airports and ensuring the operating airport is not affected is an absolute priority."
Terminal 2 is part of a £2.2bn investment on the eastern part of the airport funded through a joint venture including BAA's Spanish owner Ferrovial Agroman.
BAA said the development would come at no cost to the UK taxpayer.
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Renderings of London Heathrow's new Terminal 2 |