BAA's new Heathrow East terminal given go ahead

BAA’s £1.5bn Heathrow East terminal project has been given planning permission by the London Borough of Hillingdon and Mayor of London – subject to a legal agreement.

The new terminal will replace Terminals 1 and 2 at Heathrow Airport, with phase 1 of the project open as soon as 2012, in time for the London Olympics.

The project is part of BAA’s £6.2bn 10-year investment programme to transform Heathrow.