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About Heathrow Airport

BAA London Heathrow
Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. Heathrow is also the world's second busiest cargo port. Regarded as the hub of the aviation world, over 90 airlines have made Heathrow their base.

  • Number of terminals : 4 (Terminals 1, 2, 3 & 4)
  • Number of passengers : over 62 million
  • Number of airlines : over 90
  • Number of destinations : approximately 160
  • Number of runways: 2

About BAA
BAA is the world's leading airport company. BAA airports serve almost 200 million passengers worldwide, including 118 million in the UK and their core skills lie in running international and regional airports. BAA recognise that they can only operate effectively with the support of their stakeholders - shareholders, neighbours, employees, customers and business partners.

BAA owns and operates seven UK airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Southampton. BAA have management contracts or stakes in nine airports outside of the UK - Indianapolis in the USA, Naples in Italy, Mauritius and six airports in Australia (Melbourne, Perth, Alice Springs,Tennant Creek, Darwin and Launceston). In addition BAA have retail management contracts at two airports in the US, Pittsburgh and Boston Logan.

BAA airports are at the heart of the global travel network. Nearly one in five of the world's international air passengers travel through their UK airports. BAA's integrated three-airport system makes London the world's number one air travel destination. BAA are committed to growing with the support and trust of their neighbours.

BAA investment has developed Stansted, the main base for low-cost European scheduled airlines, the Heathrow Express rail link and many other infrastructure improvements. BAA will enable the airports to keep pace with the demand to travel, notably by building Terminal 5 at Heathrow (subject to planning permission). And BAA underpin the aviation industry which contributes £10.2 billion to UK gross domestic product annually.

Airports with good connections and surface transport access, and the capacity to meet demands, are essential for cities and regions to prosper. Through the Heathrow Express and the Airport Express partnership, BAA is ensuring that London's airports have excellent rail links.

BAA develop, let and manage all the retail facilities at their airports including shops, catering outlets, foreign currency exchange, car hire and car parks. They also develop and manage non-retail airport property. BAA Lynton is the world's leading developer of office, warehouse and hotel facilities at and around airports.

BAA's focus on customers' needs and safety ensures that their airports achieve the highest quality, measured by customer surveys and recognised by many awards, including Partnership for Productivity, the first award by the world's airlines for outstanding services to the industry.


Heathrow Airport - Special Needs

Facilities for the hard of hearing

  • Where there are signs showing the "sympathetic ear" symbol, induction loops amplify announcements or conversations for passengers wearing hearing aids who switch to "T".
  • Induction loops are found in various locations particularly in reserved seating areas for special needs passenger and at information desks to enable easy conversation.
  • Payphones and credit card telephones are available in all parts of the airport and are adapted for hearing aids. There are also text pay phones in the arrivals area of each terminal, after exiting customs.


Facilities for the blind and partially sighted

  • Guide and hearing dogs are the only dogs allowed in the terminal buildings.
  • The airport directional signing is black on yellow to provide optimum contrast to assist all users.
  • Reserved seating areas aim to provide low level flight information, but if you do have difficulty seeing the monitors generally, please advise your airline at check-in.

Toilets
Most toilet blocks include a unisex accessible toilet nearby. Occasionally the accessible toilet is located inside the mens and ladies toilets. Parents travelling with children of the opposite sex are welcome to use the unisex accessible toilets.

Reserved seating areas
Reserved seating areas, identified by the use of special needs pictograms, are located in all terminals within the general seating areas. They aim to have the following features:

  • low level flight information
  • induction loop
  • arms on both sides of seats
  • space for wheelchair users

Security checks

  • Safety and security are Heathrow Airport's number one priority.
  • All passengers must pass through the security check before reaching the departure lounge.
  • Should you be asked to undergo a search at the archway then this will be carried out by hand following a prescribed process.
  • If you have a medical problem, Heathrow Airport can provide a private search away from the main search area to avoid any embarrassment. This applies to baggage too. Mention your need for privacy to the security officer before the search begins.

Heathrow Airport,
234 Bath Road,
Hayes,
Middlesex
UB3 5AP

http://www.heathrowairport.com

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