Queen opens British Airways'Terminal 5 at Heathrow
Monday, 17 March 2008
FE Report
Her Majesty The Queen officially opened Friday British Airways' exclusive new £ 4.3 billion home Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, according to a press release.
Built on time and on budget by airport operator BAA, the new terminal will open for business for up to 30 million passengers a year in 13 days time on March 27 this year.
The Queen, who has a long association with Heathrow, opened the airport's first passenger terminal, the Europa Building, now called Terminal 2, over half a century ago in 1955.
Accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Queen will initially be greeted by hundreds of airport and construction workers, in front of a backdrop of giant screens, depicting shots celebrating the construction of Terminal 5.
The Royal Party will be met at the departures concourse of Terminal 5 by Sir Nigel Rudd, chairman of airport operator BAA, which has funded the long-awaited development.
Also present, will be the Rt. Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport, Rafael del Pino, Executive Chairman Grupo Ferrovial which owns BAA, as well as British Airways chairman Martin Broughton and British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh.
Her Majesty The Queen officially opened Friday British Airways' exclusive new £ 4.3 billion home Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, according to a press release.
Built on time and on budget by airport operator BAA, the new terminal will open for business for up to 30 million passengers a year in 13 days time on March 27 this year.
The Queen, who has a long association with Heathrow, opened the airport's first passenger terminal, the Europa Building, now called Terminal 2, over half a century ago in 1955.
Accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, The Queen will initially be greeted by hundreds of airport and construction workers, in front of a backdrop of giant screens, depicting shots celebrating the construction of Terminal 5.
The Royal Party will be met at the departures concourse of Terminal 5 by Sir Nigel Rudd, chairman of airport operator BAA, which has funded the long-awaited development.
Also present, will be the Rt. Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport, Rafael del Pino, Executive Chairman Grupo Ferrovial which owns BAA, as well as British Airways chairman Martin Broughton and British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh.