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New Terminal Announced For Heathrow

14th November 2005 BAA have announced a £1.5bn plan to revamp London's main airport in time for the 2012 Olympics. The existing terminal 2 will be demolished and replaced as part of this plan.

The airport's operator, BAA, said a new terminal would be built on the same site, with work starting in 2009.

BAA said the proposed new terminal could handle 30 million passengers a year and would be used by airlines including Virgin, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and BMI.

Further information:
www.baa.co.uk

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