Originally Posted by
Sotonsean
I've read elsewhere that a new Terminal 2 baggage facility is to be built at a cost of £1.8 Billion.
Does this mean that Terminal 1 will finally be demolished to make way for the new baggage facility and a future planned expansion of Terminal 2. I could be wrong but I'm on the understanding that the current baggage facility for terminal 2 is the one situated in Terminal 1.
Seems surprising. The "new" Terminal 2 opened in 2014, over 8 years ago. If it was built without an effective baggage facility, which they are only getting round to planning now, that rather covers the point that "investment" in new, additional, facilities at Heathrow is somewhat behind the curve.
Also, having an awareness of what construction projects actually cost, £1.8bn seems ludicrously over the top, and is presumably a figure to try and get one over on the regulator by overstating the Return on Investment of the asset base.