The British European Airways Terminal was opened on the Festival of Britain site on the 19th May 1953 by the then Minister of Aviation. It closed in 1957 and was transferred to the Cromwell Road, which opened on the 6th October 1957.
25 July 1955: BEA began scheduled passenger helicopter services between London airport and the South bank Heliport at Waterloo; the service was discontinued on 31 May 1956 having carried 3,822 revenue passengers. First flight by Westland-Sikorsky S55 G-ANUK.