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Old June 29th 15, 09:35 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Heathrow Terminal 1 closes today

Mizter T wrote:
And the last flight to Hanover (BA0970) has already left!

After being "Heathrow Central", then "Heathrow Central Terminals 1,2,3",
then "Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3", then "Heathrow Terminals 1&3", then
again "Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3", the Underground station will now become
"Heathrow Terminals 2&3"... confused? Well I stopped listening ages ago!

I always liked the romantic nickname of the "Irish Mile" at T1, where the
distant gates for Aer Lingus flights lurked - never flown from Heathrow
to Ireland or v.v. though.

Some photos:

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/heathrow-terminal-1-nostalgic-pictures-9537136

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33309025

Plans for expanding Terminal 2 across the site of T1 are on the back
burner for the moment. I wonder how long the terminal building will stand for?


I think T2 will take over the newest of the T1 piers immediately, as they
already shared it. But will a new T2 pier be built on the site of the other
T1 piers? I think the T2 building can handle more flights than it
currently does.