New look Terminal 1

This year sees the arrival of a new look for Terminal 1 (T1) at London Heathrow, including enhanced bmi facilities.  You may have already noticed that work has already started in a number of areas, including the main terminal, flight connections centre and baggage halls. With a completion date of March 2009, this exciting development is a great opportunity for bmi to further develop its facilities at one of the world's busiest airports.

As a bmi customer, your entire experience at T1 will be smoother and quicker, starting with a redesigned departures concourse, where our Self Check-in Machines will be laid out in a way to minimise queuing and help make your journey through the terminal as smooth as possible. Eighteen new Check-in Desks/Bag Drops will be open by November 2008, and a new Premium Check-in area and Bag Drop Facility will open in February 2009. Alongside these developments, October 2008 will see our Ticket Desk move to a new purpose-built facility close to the new Check-in Desks.

The bmi International Lounge will move from its current location at Gate 14 to a new lounge area at Gate 5. For our Gold Diamond Club members travelling longhaul, the opening of a new Star Alliance departures lounge in June 2008 will introduce even greater flexibility to your choice of facility for unwinding and relaxing before a flight.

Customers arriving into T1 will see the benefit of these developments as well - with the installation of a new baggage belt, the construction of new baggage services desks and a redecoration of the entire baggage hall. For our eligible customers who are familiar with the arrivals lounge, April will see the opening of a brand-new Star Alliance arrivals lounge where you can shower and enjoy a light meal before leaving the terminal.

Further updates about these exciting developments will be available soon.

See our press release for more information about Star Alliance implementation of its 'Move under one Roof' project at Heathrow.


^{The image is an artist's impression of the new look T1 and is subject to change.}