Heathrow Airport Terminal 1 contents put up for sale

Published on : Saturday, April 7, 2018

On 21 April 2018, the auctioneer CA Global Partners announced Heathrow Airport’s entire contents of Terminal 1 to go under hammer at the Thistle London Heathrow Terminal 5 hotel.

During the auction, 11 baggage carousels, 4,000 seats and 110 check-in desks will go on sale along with the airport memorabilia like signage and original 1950s and 60s works of art.

The Heathrow Terminal 1 was opened as the most advanced aviation facility in the world, half a century ago.

The aviation collectors and airport builders can choose from escalators, air bridges and security cameras.

Earlier Terminal 1 was constructed as a home to the British European Airways which later merged with BOAC in 1973 forming the British Airways.

Terminal 1 was initially used for domestic and short-haul flights, however in the 21^st century it handled some intercontinental flights.

Terminal 1 is newer than Terminal 2, previously known as the Europa Terminal and Terminal 3 formerly Oceanic.

The BA Shuttle to Glasgow was launched in 1975 as Europa’s first walk on, no-reservation, guaranteed seat service and the passengers could buy tickets on board from the cabin crew.

In the year 2003 Concorde was grounded and sightseeing trips on the supersonic plane used to depart from the Terminal 1.

A long elevated corridor to a distant pier where flights departed to Ireland was an awkward extension to the terminal in the 1990s

Terminal 1 had handled nine million passengers in a year during its peak but post the redevelopment of Terminal 2 it happened to be  a surplus to requirements.

Heathrow Airport stated that the Terminal closure is poised to improved services an dway finding around the airport which will lead to the new Terminal 2 will occur.

An aviation consultant Jamie Bowden, he worked as a customer service manager for British Airways at Terminal 1 will not be attending the auction.

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