OurAirports: Comments on Heathrow Airport

[EGLL] "Boeing 777 runway undershoot" by david

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:52:35 -0500

On Thursday 17 January 2008, British Airways flight 38, a Boeing 777 inbound from Beijing, landed short of the runway at Heathrow with its gear not fully deployed -- there's some indication that the plane had a power loss. There were only minor injuries, and the airport continued operations using its other runway. Wikipedia is already on top of the story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_BA38

[EGLL] "New terminal" by david

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:55:14 -0500

In March 2008, Heathrow will be opening its new Terminal 5, with 112 stores and restaurants (designed to handle traffic at the 2012 Olympics). There's a virtual tour at the airport's web site:

http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/site/default/menuitem.d8b3e9cee80c57c1077c4e5d9328c1a0/

[EGLL] "Avoid Heathrow" by david

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:25:18 -0400

Tim Bray has a blog entry on why you should avoid Heathrow at all costs:

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2007/07/03/Avoid-Heathrow