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  • A young girl in transit between India and the US, entertains herself by throwing her pet toy tiger as far as the ceiling in a departure window of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. In front of a Boeing 777 jet airliner's nose and cockpit, the girl is a silhouette against the large windows that allow in the natural light. Behind the parked aircraft, another British Airways passenger jet taxies past, its tail at right-angles to the stationary airplane although they both look like the same plane. With her family baggage next to her, the child is enjoying some hours of freedom before another long-haul flight westwards. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).

  • Wing tips and tails from British Airways 747-400 jet airliners are almost touching during their respective turnrounds while on the apron outside Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building. A passing aircraft taxies past on the left and the other two planes have wingtip devices increase the lift generated at the wingtip which smooth the airflow across the upper wing near the tip and reduce the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. This improves lift-to-drag ratio and increases fuel efficiency, in powered aircraft. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..

  • British Airways' Chairman, Willie Walsh during an interview by Alain de Botton at the company's Waterside corporate HQ

  • Cabin crew are briefed before a flight in the British Airways Crew Report Centre at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Cabin crew are briefed before a flight in the British Airways Crew Report Centre at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Safe pair of pilot's hands in the British Airways Crew Report Centre at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Safe pair of pilot's hands holds flight documents in the British Airways Crew Report Centre at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Passing air crew walk past the Paul Smith chateau door at Heathrow airport's terminal 5

  • An exterior view of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building in West London. Created by the Richard Rogers Partnership (now Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners). A lit airfield navigation taxiway sign shows the route number and code for pilots to find their way around the confusing network of taxiways and there are 1 million square metres of new apron and taxiway pavement for T5. At a cost of £4.3 billion, the 400m long T5 is the largest free-standing building in the UK with the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. The Terminal 5 public inquiry was the longest in UK history, lasting four years from 1995 to 1999. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...

  • An exterior view of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building in West London. Created by the Richard Rogers Partnership (now Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners). A British Airways airliner is parked at its Arrival/Departure gate in front of the bright lights that shine through huge window panes of glass. At a cost of £4.3 billion, the 400m long T5 is the largest free-standing building in the UK with the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. The Terminal 5 public inquiry was the longest in UK history, lasting four years from 1995 to 1999. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...

  • An exterior dusk view of a British Airways airliner parked at a gate at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building ..

  • An exterior dusk view of a British Airways airliner parked at a gate at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building ..

  • A blurred jet airliner climbs away after taking-off in clear skies above London's Heathrow Airport.

  • British Airways jetty operator carefully manoeuvres towards arrived BA aircraft door at Heathrow's Terminal 5. .

  • We look down on the zigzag of passenger jetties that transport air travellers from their aircraft, towards the arrivals concourse in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. A series of walkways that are covered from above but which have window light to the side are connected to the fuselage of a British Airways 747-400 series airliner that is parked at its gate on the apron of this aviation hub. These jetties are owned by the airport operator, used by British Airways and sponsored by HSBC. Air travellers walk briskly after their long-haul flight either carrying light carry-on bags or towing small cases on wheels. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..

  • A British Airways employee makes a call in atrium at company corporate headquarters at Waterside at Harmondsworth..

  • A British Airways security guard patrols beneath fuselage of a Boeing 747 parked on the apron at Heathrow's Terminal 5..

  • The main nose wheel of a British Airways airliner is parked on a stand at Heathrow Airport. The identifying names of the Boeing type range such as 777s, 767, 747 and 757s are also stencilled on the apron concrete to allow exact distances for expandable air bridges and other airfield vehicles to connect and service these differing-sized commercial airliners. The pilot has devices inside and outside to gauge the exact spot to break to a standstill though these marks are largely unsighted to them, high up in the cockpit. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..

  • Beneath sunlight that filters down through a glass roof, two employees walk through the bright atrium at the British Airways' corporate headquarters at Waterside at Harmondsworth near Heathrow Airport. Passing-by the full-size undercarriage of a Boeing 747, the workers make their way through the bright and clean atmosphere of this airline's nerve-centre, an operational and planning complex designed by architect, Niels Torp, a champion of humanist modern design. It comprises 6 roughly U-shaped buildings with courtyards and lakes stretching out into the landscape. The central spine is the street, complete with village style shops and restaurants. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .

  • Traffic cones, a Boeing engine and pre-conditioned air duct during an airliner's overnight stop at Heathrow Airport.

  • Outside Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, during the turnround of a British Airways jet aircraft, the refueller's heavy fuel nozzle is plugged into the airfield's underground reservoirs to pump some 109 tons of Jet A1 aviation fuel flowing at a rate of 3,000 litres a minute, to be uplifted into the wing tanks of a Boeing 747-300, a typical quantity of extra fuel for this aeroplane bound for Los Angeles. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).

  • In the British Airways Galleries First lounge at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 passengers work on identical DELL laptops

  • Receptionist in the British Airways Concorde Room for First Class passengers at Heathrow airport's terminal 5.

  • Receptionist and horse artwork in the British Airways Galleries First for First Class passengers at Heathrow airport's T5

  • Telescopic window washing pole reaches on to 2nd storey arrivals glass near 747 at Heathrow Airport's T5

  • A close-up detail of one of the British Airways' self-check-in kiosks in international check-in at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. A welcome message reads 'Hello, please check in here' and to the right is a guide for cabin baggage size allowance. The self-service kiosks that have been developed to allow customers to process their own ticketing on arrival at this aviation hub for British Airways. Once they've chosen their seat and printed a boarding pass, they can go straight to the Fast Bag Drop desk at the airport. There, baggage will be tagged by an agent and sent to the aircraft. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...

  • A businessman holds travel documents as he checks-in at the British Airways self-ticketing kiosk at Heathrow's terminal 5.

  • A close-up detail of a male passenger's hand that holds on to his family's travel documents before proceeding to his British Airways check-in zone at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. With a Silver company Executive 'One World' loyalty card, his ticket and British passport to hand, he waits in line after registering at a self-service kiosk where his seat has been designated. A BA employee then only needs to take his luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009)

  • Departing passenger use British Airways self-service check-in kiosks at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • A slightly comical scene of modern air travel as two lady passengers haul matching suitcases at the British Airways self-check-in kiosk at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The self-service kiosks that have been developed to allow customers to process their own ticketing on arrival at this aviation hub for British Airways. Once they've chosen their seat and printed a boarding pass, they can go straight to the Fast Bag Drop desk at the airport. There, baggage will be tagged by an agent and sent to the aircraft. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...

  • Young girl sits in pushchair as a child-friendly British Airways check-in lady attaches airline tag at Heathrow Airport's T5

  • A young brother and sister look on in awe while a British Airways check-in lady asks security questions of the pair's parents who are taking her children on a long-haul flight from London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The family baggage has been tagged and is about to disappear down the belt to join up to 70,000 other items in this average day at T5. The siblings stare as the young woman checks the travel details of the mother and father who have booked Business Class seats for them all. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .

  • Children experiencing pre-holiday excitement in BA check-in areas at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Members of staff at the British Airways information desk in Departures at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • A General Electric advertisement above a cleaner and pilot near security departure gate at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Honeymooners cuddle in front of a British Airways 747 before their round-the-world adventure from Heathrow Airport's T5

  • Arriving passengers, British Airways aircraft and airport architecture at Heathrow's Terminal 5.

  • A British Airways check-in wishes its passengers an enjoyable flight, seem in departures of at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • A female member of staff gives directions at the British Airways information desk in Departures at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5

  • After an internal meeting, a male employee is ready to leave a small conference room at the British Airways' corporate headquarters at Waterside at Harmondsworth near Heathrow Airport. Themed rooms like this are titled after BA's destinations - in this case, the southern French Cote d'Azur town of Nice. The man is reaching out to shake a colleague's hand before they all exit and re-convene elsewhere. Focus is on the room's name and not on the man, who remains anonymous. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .

  • Transit desk zone, arriving passengers and airport architecture at Heathrow's Terminal 5.

  • Flight deck and cabin crews' baggage in the British Airways Crew Report Centre at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5

  • Arriving British Airways flight deck and cabin crew stride through arrivals after long-haul flight to Heathrow Airport's T5

  • Arriving British Airways flight deck and cabin crew stride through arrivals after long-haul flight to Heathrow Airport's T5

  • Close-up detail of stickers and dents of a airline baggage container beneath the floors of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5.

  • Individual trays for airline baggage in the Early Bags Store where 4,000 pieces are held. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Here we see items of luggage spending 4 hours in transit, held in a fully-automated parking lot for bags. Computers decide when to fish the item out and re-introduce it into the system and load it on to the appropriate aircraft. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).

  • A resting passenger sleeps on a specially-designed circular couch near airport gates during his layover transit period at Heathrow airport's Terminal 5. The man has jet lag after a long-haul flight across continents and now needs to re-adjust to British Summer time (BST). Vast sheets of window glass lets in natural daylight in this tranquil area where travellers can remain largely undisturbed from the otherwise hectic airport terminal created by the Richard Rogers Partnership (now Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners). From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).

  • The silhouettes of departing passengers against the strong natural light from the vast windows of Heathrow Terminal 5

  • Passengers read flight departure information in the departures concourse at Heathrow's Terminal 5.

  • An upright picture of a departures information board at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. A lady passenger stands motionless to read the details of flight departure times to echo that of a Vodafone advertisement containing a figure of a man standing erect on a beach, a generic scene of a person on holiday taking advantage of low mobile phone charges in mainland Europe. Both the man and the woman are on opposite sides of the picture and we see a large letter C that denotes the check-in zone of this 400 metre-long terminal that has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ..

  • A wide night view looking down on the rubber-stained of runway 27R at Heathrow Airport. During a time-exposure and partially-lit by the headlights and spotlights of an airfield emergency vehicle, we see the giant numbers 27 that landing pilots will see from a mile away as they descend towards the airport's threshold. The numbers relate to the compass bearing that the line of the runway takes: In this case 270 degrees from north and has a parallel southern twin. Across the number two we also see a set of taxiway lights that help the steering pilot navigate across the airfield and line-up on the departing runway. .From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .

  • An wide exterior view of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building in West London. Created by the Richard Rogers Partnership (now Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners). As the last light of the day fades, the brightness of terminal lights shine through massive panes of window glass. At a cost of £4.3 billion, the 400m long T5 is the largest free-standing building in the UK with the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. The Terminal 5 public inquiry was the longest in UK history, lasting four years from 1995 to 1999. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...

  • Part of a sequence of 4 consecutive images, a blurred jet airliner passes overhead, nearing its final airport descent.

  • Stranded passenger awaits next flight in the morning from near-empty departures concourse at Heathrow's terminal 5.

The Christmas holiday plans of nearly 1m British Airways passengers have been thrown into chaos after cabin crew voted for a 12-day strike over Christmas and the new year.

The walkout by 12,500 cabin crew between 22 December and 2 January will ground Heathrow airport's largest carrier and will spark a scramble for tickets on rival airlines as passengers are forced to find alternative means of completing their journeys.

Cabin crew announced the strike dates following...
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