Qantas along with BA’s other Oneworld partners will use T5. It will be the Oneworld hub if you will, for connections etc. LGW has a proposed extension to the North Terminal to cater for the A380. There will be a sort of bridged area connecting from the terminal to the remote stand area where a new satellite will be built. However, I doubt many operators will use the aircraft there like Emirates and Virgin. On the subject of AF and LH A380s at LHR, though a different subject, I heard that to ease conjestion at LHR one way being discussed was for the likes of BA to use aircraft like the 777 on European sectors and cut the number of daily flights through using a bigger aircraft, not sure if it came to anything.
Mongu,
Naturally the passenger will inevitably pay for it. Whether it be through the passenger charges, airport taxes, landing taxes or just through to duty free, they are all extortionate and have publicly caused airlines to up their prices, therefore putting cash in BAA’s pocket to use on the new terminal.
What I was actually asking is it just BAA poring money into the terminal or does it include BA and the government? Also who will be paying for airports that may only receive one A380 operator? Will it be the local government, airport or airline itself?
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