Another brilliant bit of journalism by the Standard, renowned for its accuracy when it comes to aviation affairs:
"When the [original T2] opened in 1955, with the red tape cut by the Queen when she was just 29, check-in took place in large tents with wooden floors. A dining table at the back hosted stacks of newspapers under a banner bearing the name 'WH Smith'."
"Terminal Five opened with a big bang and tried to deal with 1700 passengers on its first day"