Heathrow
is regarded as one of the busiest airports in the world in terms
of the number of passengers who use the airport each year. It is
the largest of the City’s five airports and handles the bulk
of international flights to and from London. About 90 airlines
operate from here and the airport handled 67.7 million passengers
in 2005 alone. Heathrow is situated in the borough of Hillingdon.
The airport was first built for military purposes and was opened
to commercial flights in 1946.
Heathrow is a very large modern facility. The airport has four
passenger terminals with a fifth currently under construction.
London being a major world city and a centre for culture, economics,
government and education, the airport accommodates flights from
major cities around the world.
Major airlines: Aeroflot, British Airways, El Al, South African
Airways, Austrian Airways, Air France, Alitalia, Swiss International,
Air Mauritius, Air China, Air India, Emirates, Cahtay Pacific,
Virgin Atlantic, Singapore Airlines, Qantas.
To and from Heathrow:
Heathrow has a range of transport options for travel into London
including a coach service, public buses, taxi and train services.
Train services consist of the much faster “Heathrow Express” which
runs every 15 minutes and the journey into London takes approximately
15 minutes. There are also the underground tube trains which
are more frequent though the journey time to London is close
to an hour.
For more information on the airport you can visit its website
at: http://www.heathrowairport.com/