London Heathrow airport is a major international airport in London. It’s one of the busiest airports in the United Kingdom. The owner is Heathrow airport holdings.
Location
Many airlines uses London Heathrow airport as their main hub such as BA. They have a large amount of airlines as big as 82 using their airport. With number of destination served in 85 countries.
Aircrafts
They have many different aircrafts such as; Boeing 747-400, Airbus 330-200 and B717-200 etc.
Route network
They have domestic routes, such as; Manchester, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. There are also international routes to Africa, Asia, and America etc.
Passenger’s numbers
Due to Heathrow being the busiest airport in London they have a large amount of passengers arriving and departing on an average of 191,200. This figure is the amount of passengers in a day.
Cargo
London Heathrow has a large amount of cargo tonnes going through the airport every year. In 2013 the cargo tonnage is 1.42 million metric tonnes.
Passenger’s service and facilities
Heathrow provides their passengers with facilities such as; flight information, cafes, call phone rental, meeting rooms, prayer rooms, play areas, and lounges etc. The facilities and services are provided to make your journey more comfortable.
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Parking
Heathrow provides their passengers with many types of parking such as; long stay, short stay, business parking, meet and greet parking, valet parking etc for the convenience of their passengers.
VIPs lounge
London Heathrow has VIP lounges for dignitaries and heads of state. Ensuring they have their own personal lounges for total privacy, while their security and check-in is taken care of.
Hotels
They have hotels such as, Arora Heathrow, Premier Inn Heathrow, Hilton Heathrow etc surrounding the airport. Some of the airports are linked to the terminals and can be reached in minutes.
Runways
London Heathrow airport uses runway alternation due to an agreement with Cranford. Runway alternation is used to reduce aircraft noise by only taking off and landing t certain times so it doesn’t inconvenience the local people living around Heathrow. They have a total of 2 runways, one for taking off and the other for landing, although they are trying to build one more runway.
Ground handler agent
London Heathrow airport uses many ground handling agent such as; DNATA, Menzies, and Asccargo etc. They offer services such as; debagging, check-in etc, so Heathrow has less to worry about.