P5 and P6 Understand the different types of UK airport, their characteristics
Write an introduction, what can we read in P5 and P6
Major: London Heathrow
Geographical location Heathrow lies 23 km west of central London
Address: Longford TW6, United Kingdom
Location: Hillingdon
General information London Heathrow (LHR) Has two parallel east-
west runways along with 4 operational
terminals. This airport is the hub for British
Airways and primary operating base for Virgin
Atlantic.
Ownership Heathrow Airport Holdings
CEO: John Holland-Kaye
Route network London Heathrow has domestic, regional and
intercontinental routes. There are many routes
so I’m going to describe some:
Domestic: LHR-BFS, LHR-MAN, LHR-EDI
Regional: LHR-AMS, LHR-IEV, LHR-STO
Intercontinental: LHR-NYC, LHR-MIA, LHR-DXB
Number and type of airlines There are 90 airlines on Heathrow, here are
some examples:
British Airways (BA)
Virgin Atlantic (VS)
American Airlines (AA)
Air India (AI)
United Airlines (UA)
Air Canada (AC)
Delta (DL)
Japan Airlines (JL)
Aer Lingus (EI)
Number of passengers 80,1 million per year
Cargo tonnes 1.70 million metric tonnes
Passengers facilities and services - Many shops for essentials like
medicines, books, cosmetics and
newspaper.
- Luxury shops selling sunglasses and
watches etc.
- Dining options of all varieties, including
traditional pubs, upmarket bistros,
shops selling prepared snacks and
popular high street cafe chains.
- Children’s play areas in terminals 2,4
and 5, baby changing facilities in all
terminal building and family lounges,
toilets.
Operational facilities and services To make sure everything runs smoothly at the
airport and on the plane, a few things are
important
Write an introduction, what can we read in P5 and P6
Major: London Heathrow
Geographical location Heathrow lies 23 km west of central London
Address: Longford TW6, United Kingdom
Location: Hillingdon
General information London Heathrow (LHR) Has two parallel east-
west runways along with 4 operational
terminals. This airport is the hub for British
Airways and primary operating base for Virgin
Atlantic.
Ownership Heathrow Airport Holdings
CEO: John Holland-Kaye
Route network London Heathrow has domestic, regional and
intercontinental routes. There are many routes
so I’m going to describe some:
Domestic: LHR-BFS, LHR-MAN, LHR-EDI
Regional: LHR-AMS, LHR-IEV, LHR-STO
Intercontinental: LHR-NYC, LHR-MIA, LHR-DXB
Number and type of airlines There are 90 airlines on Heathrow, here are
some examples:
British Airways (BA)
Virgin Atlantic (VS)
American Airlines (AA)
Air India (AI)
United Airlines (UA)
Air Canada (AC)
Delta (DL)
Japan Airlines (JL)
Aer Lingus (EI)
Number of passengers 80,1 million per year
Cargo tonnes 1.70 million metric tonnes
Passengers facilities and services - Many shops for essentials like
medicines, books, cosmetics and
newspaper.
- Luxury shops selling sunglasses and
watches etc.
- Dining options of all varieties, including
traditional pubs, upmarket bistros,
shops selling prepared snacks and
popular high street cafe chains.
- Children’s play areas in terminals 2,4
and 5, baby changing facilities in all
terminal building and family lounges,
toilets.
Operational facilities and services To make sure everything runs smoothly at the
airport and on the plane, a few things are
important
