Well it seems BAA is going to press ahead with the new Heathrow East Project to increase capacity.
T2 is old for those in the know. Those low celings and dankness hark back to the 1960’s when it first opened as the Europa Building in 1955. This along with the Queens Building are being swept aside sometime this year and will be replaced with this:
Picture – BAA
Cute.
Now you’ve probably noticed all the Star Alliance plane renderings. Yup – it’s going to be the new hub of Star Alliance at Heathrow.
This will be built in two segments – Stage one in 2013, and Stage two in 2019, allowing T1 to be closed down at that juncture.
Of course there are green creditability, saving carbon, solar panels, Hot Air collection (well – maybe not that one, but you know where I’m coming from…)
Now with this construction work – they’re promising little to no disruption. And Flying Pig Airways are now starting service from LHR.
This is looking nice and exciting – but I get this feeling that 1) the project will no doubt be delayed 2) Heathrow will be a mess in 2012 when the Olympics are on and 3) there will be lots of issues ahead. But to be positive, it’ll be certainly an improvement to T1 and will end the long history of The Europa Building.
