Yes thats right, only 18 days left to go till the Heathrow Terminal 5 is finally opened. It will be an eventful day with press, photographers, publicity and a royal visit.
On Thursday 27th March 2008, T5 will open at 04.30am where ribbons will be officially cut during a special ceremony that is set to take place.
Terminal 5 is the largest freestanding building in the UK- the building is 40 metres high, 396 metres long and 176 metres wide.
Terminal 5 is so big that Prince Philip woke up one morning and reported seeing the T5 building from Windsor Castle. You can also see Wembly Stadium and “The Gherkin” in Central London.
In 2005, “T5 was the largest construction project in Europe — expenditure peaked at £12m per week. None of the cost comes from the taxpayer.”
The T5 construction project has taken 20 years of planning and is actually 6 years in the making. Its construction started on the £4.3 billion pound project in September 2002 and is running on time and on budget.
The building that will operate a bulk of BA flights is decorated in glass all over and has a special designed roof to collect and recycle rain water, is environmentally friendly.
At 11am on the launch of T5, a group called Network for Peace (NFP) are set to hold are due to carry out a protest called “STOP AIRPORT EXPANSION” at International Arrivals (Ground Level), Heathrow Terminal 5.
http://www.networkforpeace.org.uk/events.htm
This could possibly steal the limelight of the launch of this extraordinary building. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens…
For more information on the launch of Terminl 5 and its operation please see the link below:
I will continue to keep you informed on all of the latest happenings on T5 as I am lucky enough to be working there from March 26th but officially March 30th, feel free to drop me a comment if you have any queries or and questions or anything to say in general.
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T5 Launch 