Following the successful completion of British Airways" move to Terminal 5 base, the airport operator has now confirmed the dates for the next round of oneworld relocations at Heathrow Airport.
Finnair, which offers 4 daily round-trips connecting Heathrow and its Helsinki hub, will shift its operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 on 27 January. Iberia will shift its operations on 25 February from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3. The Spanish airline offers about eight daily services from Heathrow to Madrid in addition to four daily flights to Barcelona.
Four weeks later on 25th February, BA will complete its shifting out of Terminal 1, with its final flights offered to destinations including Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Nice and Helsinki moving to Terminal 3. Following this, on 29th March, BA will transfer its routes serving Malaga and Vienna from Terminal 5 to Terminal 3. Also, BA"s Executive Club lounge in Terminal 1 is scheduled to close on 27th January.
Four among the five remaining oneworld airlines operating from Heathrow including American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and Royal Jordanian are already based in Terminal 3. The only other oneworld on-line carrier, Qantas, will shift its operations there later in 2009, transferring from Terminal 4. British Airways" flights operated to Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney will be shifted from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3 at the same time, in addition to Qantas.
The oneworld airlines shifting to Terminal 3 will use the adjacent check-in desks in Zones F and G. Excepting those flights moved into Terminal 3, BA"s entire operation at its home base are housed in Terminal 5.
