Terminal 2 Closes

Terminal 2 at Heathrow has closed after 54 years of to allow work to begin on the central area £1bn replacement.
The building opened in 1955 and was the airport”s first terminal.
An evening Air France flight to Paris was the final departure from the near-deserted terminal which, over the years, has hosted famous figures including the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor. Colin Matthews, chief executive of airport operator BAA, said the closure of the terminal is an important step in the modernisation of Heathrow.
He added: ‘We look forward to the new Terminal 2 providing a new home for the Star Alliance and a better experience for our passengers, with less impact on the environment.’
Lee Hock Lye, Star Alliance’s vice-president of product and services, said: ‘The closure and subsequent demolition of Terminal 2 will make way for our new home at Heathrow.
This will finally allow our member carriers to operate under one roof at one of the world’s largest aviation hubs.’
Work will begin on the new terminal in 2010, with the project set to be completed in 2014.