Terminal 5

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Heathrow's Terminal 5 opened on 27th March 2008 to the hubristic "We are ready, so bring it on", from Willie Walsh, BA's chief executive.

In the first three days over 240 flights affecting 20,000 passengers had been cancelled, and thousands more passengers had suffered delays and lost baggage.

The press was scathing...

Heathrow's Terminal 5 has subsidence PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 01 June 2009 00:00

Heathrow's Terminal 5 building is suffering from subsidence, the airport's owners have admitted.

The £4.3bn terminal has been beset by problems since opening last March. Now the airport has admitted the foundations are rising with floor tiles reportedly having to be repaired on the south side of the terminal.
 
Terminal 5 was built on top of a former sewage works in London clay.

Read the full article in
The Telegraph.


Says it all, really.

 
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