Understanding the Different Terminals at Heathrow Airport
If like me, you are puzzled as to why Heathrow has so many terminals, here is a quick guide that should prove informative to you.
This article should help you to get yourself to the right terminal when travelling abroad or welcoming relatives and visitors to the United Kingdom.
To begin with, Heathrow airport handles almost half a million passenger and cargo flights in a year.
Around sixty eight million people who are travelling around the world find themselves in this airport at one point or another.
Perhaps this explains why there is a need for five different terminals in this world renowned stop point.
Terminal One is used mainly for domestic flights but it is also where some European and long haul flights land and take off.
A total number of fifteen airlines operate from this terminal.
International passengers usually arrive on the ground floor while those arriving from within the UK, Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands arrive on the first floor.
Long haul flights require you to check in three hours in advance, for European flights you must be there two hours before the flight and domestic flights need you to be at the airport forty five minutes prior to departure.
Did you know that Terminal Two was Heathrow's first terminal and it was opened in 1955? Today, it is used mostly for flights to European destinations.
Air France, Austrian Airlines and the Swiss International Airlines are some of the thirty airlines that operate from this terminal.
The check in procedure is similar to that of Terminal 1.
Terminal Three is well known for its flights to and from the United States, South America and Asia.
Some of the airlines that operate these long haul flights allow you to check-in online.
This facility makes your departure and arrival a lot simpler, especially if you are travelling with children.
Most British Airways and KLM flights land and take off from Terminal Four.
It is home to these two airlines but some other flights do also go through this terminal now and then.
For flight departures, you will need to go to the first floor while arrivals take place on the ground floor.
You should be proud to fly from Terminal Five as it is Heathrow Airport's newest terminal.
This imposing steel and glass building is the exclusive home of British Airways flights simply because this is the only airline that is allowed to fly from here at present.
It was opened in 2008 by Queen Elizabeth II.
For an easier way to get to and from any of these terminals, it is best to contact a local Heathrow taxi company.
You can find these companies online and secure a booking in advance in order to save yourself the hassle of trying to get a taxi in difficult weather conditions.
This article should help you to get yourself to the right terminal when travelling abroad or welcoming relatives and visitors to the United Kingdom.
To begin with, Heathrow airport handles almost half a million passenger and cargo flights in a year.
Around sixty eight million people who are travelling around the world find themselves in this airport at one point or another.
Perhaps this explains why there is a need for five different terminals in this world renowned stop point.
Terminal One is used mainly for domestic flights but it is also where some European and long haul flights land and take off.
A total number of fifteen airlines operate from this terminal.
International passengers usually arrive on the ground floor while those arriving from within the UK, Republic of Ireland or the Channel Islands arrive on the first floor.
Long haul flights require you to check in three hours in advance, for European flights you must be there two hours before the flight and domestic flights need you to be at the airport forty five minutes prior to departure.
Did you know that Terminal Two was Heathrow's first terminal and it was opened in 1955? Today, it is used mostly for flights to European destinations.
Air France, Austrian Airlines and the Swiss International Airlines are some of the thirty airlines that operate from this terminal.
The check in procedure is similar to that of Terminal 1.
Terminal Three is well known for its flights to and from the United States, South America and Asia.
Some of the airlines that operate these long haul flights allow you to check-in online.
This facility makes your departure and arrival a lot simpler, especially if you are travelling with children.
Most British Airways and KLM flights land and take off from Terminal Four.
It is home to these two airlines but some other flights do also go through this terminal now and then.
For flight departures, you will need to go to the first floor while arrivals take place on the ground floor.
You should be proud to fly from Terminal Five as it is Heathrow Airport's newest terminal.
This imposing steel and glass building is the exclusive home of British Airways flights simply because this is the only airline that is allowed to fly from here at present.
It was opened in 2008 by Queen Elizabeth II.
For an easier way to get to and from any of these terminals, it is best to contact a local Heathrow taxi company.
You can find these companies online and secure a booking in advance in order to save yourself the hassle of trying to get a taxi in difficult weather conditions.
