British Airways, one of the largest airlines in Europe, will carry out the shifting of its long-haul services from Terminal four to Terminal five in two phases.

In an announcement made on 28th May on its official website, the flag carrier of United Kingdom revealed that it had come to its decision together with BAA, the airport operator.

Some of the remaining long-haul services will be shifted on the 17th of September, including its flights to destinations such as Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Philadelphia. So, passengers who are taking any of these flights, they will have to take the flights from the existing terminal only and after 17th of September, the flights will be shifted to Terminal 5.

The final shifting to Terminal five will take place at the end of the month of October. These two relocation phases will follow the shifting of some flights to the new terminal taking place on the 4th of June. So, passengers would need to be update about these relocations to avoid confusion.

The carrier said, "Terminal 5 is working well, and this phased move has been planned in the interests of our passengers and the smooth operation of Heathrow over the busy summer period".

At present, British Airways handles 60 daily long-haul operations-both departures and arrivals-at Terminal four.

Since March 27th, the carrier has been flying 15 daily long-haul flights from Terminal five.