London Heathrow Terminal 1
London Heathrow Terminal 1 is an airport terminal at London Heathrow Airport, serving the capital city of London, used only by Oneworld members British Airways and TAM Airlines. These two airlines operate just 21 daily flights to 10 destinations.
Terminal 1 was opened in 1968 and was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1969. At the time Terminal 1 was the biggest short-haul terminal of its kind in Western Europe.[1] In 2005, a substantial redesign and redevelopment of Terminal 1 was completed, which saw the opening of the new Eastern Extension, doubling the departure lounge in size and creating additional seating and retail space.
Closure and demolition
Terminal 1 will close in June 2015 to allow the second stage of Terminal 2's expansion.[2] It will not be possible to completely demolish Terminal 1 when it closes to passengers as its baggage system also serves Terminal 2.
Terminal reorganisation
Ahead of it closure, all flights are being moved from Terminal 1. The gates are numbered 2-8, 16-21 and 74-78.
Oneworld
Since the buyout of British Midland International, British Airways service some Short-Haul and Medium-Haul destinations from this terminal. These are due to move to Terminal 3 and Terminal 5 on 30 June 2015. [3]
TAM moved into Terminal 1 in March 2010 (and has joined Oneworld since March 2014). TAM will move to Terminal 3 on 27 May 2015 to be with other oneworld airlines.[4]
International flights
There is separation between arriving and departing passengers within the International section, although the terminal was not originally built to cater for this separation. A new pier (the Europier) was added in the 1990s which increased the capacity of the terminal, catering for widebody aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| British Airways | Mid-haul: Amman-Queen Alia, Baku, Beirut, Cairo (moves to T5 on 30 June 2015) [3] Short-haul: Bilbao, Hanover, Luxembourg, Lyon, Marseille (moves to T3 on 30 June 2015) [3] |
| TAM Airlines | São Paulo-Guarulhos (moves to T3 on 27 May 2015)[4] |
Ground transport
Road links
As part of the three central terminals at Heathrow, it is well linked to the M4 motorway via the M4 spur road and through a tunnel under the north runway. There is a short stay car park directly opposite the terminal and there is also a long stay car park on the Northern Perimeter Road by the northern entrance to the tunnel accessed by a shuttle bus service.
Rail links
Terminal 1 is accessed by the London Underground from Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3 tube station, with trains towards Cockfosters station via Central London. The Terminal is also accessed by Heathrow Connect and Express from Heathrow Central were services go to London Paddington.
Bus links
Terminal 1 is accessible to both bus and coach services from Heathrow central bus station. Current services are:[5]
- 75 – Heathrow - Langley - Slough - Maidenhead
- 111* – Heathrow - Harlington Corner - Hounslow - Hanworth - Hampton Court Palace - Kingston
- 140* – Heathrow - Harlington Corner - Hayes and Harlington station - Northolt station - Harrow - Harrow Weald
- 285* – Heathrow - Hatton Cross - Feltham - Teddington - Kingston
- 441 – Heathrow Central - Heathrow Terminal 5 - Ashford - Staines - Englefield Green
- 555 – Heathrow - Hatton Cross - Ashford - Sunbury Village - Shepperton - Walton-on-Thames
- A10* – Heathrow - Stockley Park - Uxbridge
- A40 – Heathrow - Uxbridge - Beaconsfield - High Wycombe
- U3* – Heathrow - West Drayton - Brunel University - Uxbridge
- N9* – Heathrow - Hounslow - Chiswick - Hammersmith - Kensington - Trafalgar Square - Aldwych
* - Buses marked with an asterisk run as part of the London bus network on behalf of TfL
There are also several coach services operated by National Express
Shopping
There are now just 6 shops left airside in the terminal: Boots, Cocoon, Dixons Travel, Glorious Britain, WH Smith and World Duty Free. There is an airside link to Terminal 2 allowing passengers to also use the facilities in the other terminal. The Star Alliance lounge within the air-side departures area of Terminal One is closed. The Servisair lounge located on the upper level is also closed. The British Airways International lounge near Gate 5 is still operational and also handles TAM and Icelandair flights, the El Al King David Lounge also remains open.
References
- ↑ Above Us The Skies: The Story Of BAA - 1991 (Michael Donne - BAA plc), p. 40
- ↑ "Heathrow Terminal 2 'will make Britain more competitive'". The Telegraph. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/flights-and-holidays/flights/new-routes#changes
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.heathrowairport.com/flight-information/airline-moves
- ↑ "tfl Bus Maps - Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3" (PDF).
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