Airlines begin to move house to T5
Now that London Heathrow International Airport’s Terminal 5 is open for business, as many of 50 of the 90 airlines that operate from Heathrow will begin transferring operations to their new home in Terminal 5. British Airways will move 70 percent of its Heathrow operations to the new terminal, and also moving some of its Gatwick business to T5 as well.
American Airlines will transfer all its Gatwick services to Terminal 5, and with the new open skies agreement between the European Union and the United States, many more American airlines will be able to fly freely between the US and Heathrow. Continental, US Airways, Delta and Northwest will all begin their trans-Atlantic services from T5 when the agreement takes effect march 30th.
Terminal 5 is not the last of the Heathrow building projects. Terminal 2 will be torn down (to the delight of many) to make way for the Heathrow East facility, which will accommodate the Star Alliance in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.