Musical chairs at Heathrow
A giant game of musical chairs is about to begin at London’s Heathrow Airport as British Airways transfers more than 70 percent of its operations to the new Terminal 5. Aviation reports that some British Airways services and all American Airlines services will move from Gatwick Airport to Heathrow. Also, Continental, Delta, Northwest and US Airways are expected to open transatlantic service from Heathrow. Here’s a brief look at how the reorganization breaks down:
- Star Alliance airlines (including bmi, Lufthansa, Singapore, United and newcomer US Airways) will move to Terminal 1 (T1).
- Terminal 3 (T3) will host Oneworld members (including American, Cathay Pacific and Qantas), as well as Aer Lingus, Virgin Atlantic and those BA flights that can’t yet be accommodated at Terminal 5.
- Terminal 4 (T4) will serve SkyTeam members (including Air France, KLM and newcomers Continental, Delta and Northwest) and non-aligned airlines.
USA Today has a roundup of some of the offerings by the new Heathrow lineup enabled by Open Skies.
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