"BRITISH Airports Authority (BAA) is awarding Lufthansa and Star Alliance airlines exclusive use of its £2.5bn (E3.7bn, $4.9bn) Heath-row East terminal.
It had been unclear which airlines would benefit from the terminal, which will handle 30m passengers a year, when it was announced in April. Heathrow East will rival the £4.5bn Terminal 5, allocated to British Airways, and will be ready almost a year early in 2010.
The Business has learned that Mike Forster, BAA’s business strategy director, last week met chief executives of the Star Alliance in Istanbul to present new proposals for Heathrow East. "
Good news for LH and the Star Alliance, that's if this fog ever clears
JC
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LeonB1985 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 15 hours ago) and read 6658 times:
Quoting AF022 (Reply 2): Any more slot potential with more terminal space with Heast?
The slots are to do with runway capacity and LHR is, pretty much, at capacity. I believe ATC could technically handle a few more aircraft per hour, but the number is capped per CAA rules.
Humberside From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2005, 4900 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 15 hours ago) and read 6595 times:
Although the article seems to have branded LH as the main airline involved, it does reveal that the negociations have been conducted through bmi who will be the main user of the new facility - should also help the compete with BA and their new T5
Will also be far better for connections between Star Alliance Airlines having them all in one place
Cainanuk From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2002, 547 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 13 hours ago) and read 6393 times:
Quoting VonRichtofen (Reply 1): Amen! T3 is such a dump and it always packed. This is great news for the big STAR operators at LHR (AC,UA,LH).
Kris
Erm....
Whilst AC,UA and LH are certainly "big" carriers, they are far from being the major Star Alliance carrier at LHR, that honour would fall to little ole BD wit about 14% of the TOTAL Heathrow slots.
Kaitak744 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 2208 posts, RR: 3 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 13 hours ago) and read 6339 times:
This is old news.
Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 5): East? Which terminal is that referred to?
Once T5 is up and running, T1 and T2 will be demolished and a new Terminal (now called "Heathrow East" because they can't think of a number) will be built. Star Alliance will then occupy that, while SkyTeam is at T4 and One World is at T3.
Here is a question: Where will Star Alliance be while Heathrow East is being built?
Feroze From India, joined Dec 2004, 794 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 12 hours ago) and read 6308 times:
Quoting Kaitak744 (Reply 8): Once T5 is up and running, T1 and T2 will be demolished and a new Terminal (now called "Heathrow East" because they can't think of a number) will be built. Star Alliance will then occupy that, while SkyTeam is at T4 and One World is at T3.
Here is a question: Where will Star Alliance be while Heathrow East is being built?
Only T2 and the Queen's Building will be demolished, not T1. Star will be based in T1 post-2008.
As you can see, Heathrow East will be on the land T1 is on. So, there isn't any way T1 can be in existence if Heathrow East is being built. (I am talking about the gate areas. I see that the check in area for T1 is being left intact for the time being)
SapphireLHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2006, 103 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 7 hours ago) and read 6108 times:
The available capacity at T1 following BA's move to T5 will be taken up by the flights now operating from T2. After the demolition of T2 and rebuilding of the new Heathrow East, T1 will be demolished and the 2nd phase of Heathrow East will be completed. As far as I am aware there is still no definitive plans to demolish the "old" Control Tower as disscusions are still ongoing to what its future usage will be.
Osiris30 From Barbados, joined Sep 2006, 3182 posts, RR: 26 Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 7 hours ago) and read 6071 times:
Quoting SapphireLHR (Reply 11): The available capacity at T1 following BA's move to T5 will be taken up by the flights now operating from T2. After the demolition of T2 and rebuilding of the new Heathrow East, T1 will be demolished and the 2nd phase of Heathrow East will be completed. As far as I am aware there is still no definitive plans to demolish the "old" Control Tower as disscusions are still ongoing to what its future usage will be.
Same basic idea as the new construction at YYZ.. build half, move into that half, knock the rest down, finish the building.. voila!
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UALMMFlyer From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 135 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5491 times:
Any idea which terminal Virgin will end up using?
Will Virgin co-share with Star as result of its close tie with SQ?
Feroze From India, joined Dec 2004, 794 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5369 times:
Quoting UALMMFlyer (Reply 15): Any idea which terminal Virgin will end up using?
The BAA plan is for VS to go to Heathrow East with Star eventually. In the interim it may go to T4 with the non-aligned carriers. This link points to HE being Star + Virgin if there is agreement.
Vasu From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 3761 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 4991 times:
Quoting SapphireLHR (Reply 11): As far as I am aware there is still no definitive plans to demolish the "old" Control Tower as disscusions are still ongoing to what its future usage will be.
IAHFLYER From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 311 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3978 times:
What will happen to the tube, aren't 1-2-3 all at the same stop?
Little airports with the big jets are the best!! Floyd
ANITIX87 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 3233 posts, RR: 14 Reply 21, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 3722 times:
Quoting VonRichtofen (Reply 1): This is great news for the big STAR operators at LHR (AC,UA,LH).
How many flights to AC, UA, and LH have combined to LHR daily (or weekly, whatever). I remember seeing 9 or 10 AC aircraft on the ground at once when I was there two summers ago. Also, what destinations and frequencies to AC, UA, and LH fly to?
Quoting Cainanuk (Reply 7): fall to little ole BD wit about 14% of the TOTAL Heathrow slots.
BD will no longer be in existence in a few months if I recall correctly, I may be thinking of another airline.
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Shamrock350 From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 6099 posts, RR: 15 Reply 22, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3614 times:
Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 21): BD will no longer be in existence in a few months if I recall correctly, I may be thinking of another airline.
I know BD did have a few problems and have dropped a few routes recently but I can't believe it will disappear in a few months, I hope your thinking of another airline, I like Bmi!
AF022 From France, joined Dec 2003, 2081 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 3523 times:
Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 21): How many flights to AC, UA, and LH have combined to LHR daily (or weekly, whatever). I remember seeing 9 or 10 AC aircraft on the ground at once when I was there two summers ago. Also, what destinations and frequencies to AC, UA, and LH fly to?
CainanUK From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2002, 547 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 3495 times:
Quoting ANITIX87 (Reply 21): BD will no longer be in existence in a few months if I recall correctly, I may be thinking of another airline.
TIS
Funny that! You are a REAL joker. Being so mature I am certain you must know all the ins and outs of the industry. What would I know, heck, I only WORK for the company!
26 Gigneil: The article says it will be ready in 2010. NS
27 9252fly: So if I understand it correctly the assignments for the terminals will be, T5-BA T4-Skyteam T3-Oneworld HE-Star Alliance,VS and other non-aligned carr
28 Zvezda: All Star Alliance flights from LHR by airport, carrier, weekly frequency: ABZ BD 31 AMS BD 53 BKK TG 14 BHD BD 56 BRU BD 41 YYC AC 7 CPT SA 7 ORD UA
29 Humberside: I think bmi deserve priase for trying to keep domestic flights running the past few days - they seem to have kept out of the headlines and just got o
30 Leezyjet: I guess they will demolish T2 and QB and leave T1 as it is initially, then once HE is built they will move everyone in, then get on and demolish T1 t
31 VV701: Yes. But Willie Walch of BA recently said after talking to BAA that he expected that T5C would open eleven months earlier than originally planned in
33 ANITIX87: Who's the mature one, again? All I was saying is that I read somewhere on these forums that BMI will be going out of business soon. I didn't say anyt
34 Zvezda: 2010 is the date for T5C, not for Heathrow East. See this link for the March 2012 date: http://www.baa.com/portal/controller...7f3f34c010VgnVCM100000
35 BMED: I'll second that. I love flying with them between EDI/GLA and LHR. It hardly takes any time between the central coach station and the gate 8 area.
36 Antonovman: The last I heard, they were hoping planning permission would not be required as they are only replacing buildings which are already there, and not st
37 Leezyjet: I thought that myself comapred to the amount of time T5 has taken, but then I remembered where T5 was built and what it was built on. That took a goo
38 Cainanuk: And all I am saying is to check your facts (keyword here being "FACTS") prior to saying something stupid. Perhaps I am being thin skinned but yor rem
39 Skidmarks: Wow, touchy!! I do believe you may have been thinking of BA Connect, ANTIX, although the usual rumours abound about BMi and Virgin etc etc. As a BA C
40 VV701: Thanks for this link: " target=_blank>http://www.baa.com/portal/controller...a____ It states that the March 2012 date for Heathrow East is an 'ambitio
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I know BD did have a few problems and have dropped a few routes recently but I can't believe it will disappear in a few months, I hope your thinking of another airline, I like Bmi!
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