Aviation News Item: 00461

10th Aug 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

BAA has presented an update on the plans for the new £1bn ($1.66bn) Terminal 2 at Heathrow, which is to become the future home for Star Alliance airlines and accommodate an estimated 20 million passengers per year. The building with 185,000m2 of floor space will be constructed on the site of the existing Terminal 2 and Queen's Building, which are both to be demolished later this year. It will feature nine aircraft parking stands, a third of which are configured to accommodate the A380 and should produce 40 per cent less carbon than the buildings it is replacing. This first phase is due for completion in 2013. Phase two is scheduled to run consecutively and will extend the new Terminal 2 into the existing Terminal 1 site. This phase, which also includes the construction of a second satellite building, is set to increase the capacity of Terminal 2 to 30 million passengers a year. Terminal 1 will close when phase two is complete in 2019, however it will remain open throughout construction. Terminal 2 is one element of a £2.2bn ($3.66bn) investment on the eastern part of the airport and a total investment of £4.8 ($7.98bn) across the airport. A satellite pier for the new terminal has been under construction since 2008. It is set to provide Heathrow with 16 additional stands and will be connected via an underground link to the main terminal building. ($1 = £0.6)

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