All change at London Heathrow
Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 will become the home of the Star Alliance, Aer Lingus and Virgin Atlantic’s domestic routes when it opens in 2014.
The airport said the decision follows a nine-month consultation with airlines, prompted by the sale of bmi to IAG, the parent of British Airways.
The relocations allow the airport to close Terminal 1 early.
Heathrow is still in discussion with other airlines which currently operate from Terminal 1 and who are not members of the Star Alliance.
These are El Al, Icelandair, Cyprus Airways, Germanwings and Transaero.
"We expect to conclude these discussions in early 2013," said a spokesman.
From summer 2013, Virgin Atlantic will operate domestic routes from Heathrow to Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen following the award of ‘remedy slots’ as a result of IAG’s acquisition of bmi.
These flights will initially operate from Terminal 1, where bmi was based, before moving to Terminal 2 in 2014.
Virgin Atlantic’s international flights will continue to operate from Terminal 3. If a tie-up with Delta is approved, the US airline will join Virgin at Terminal 3.
Heathrow said it would continue to work with Virgin on how its services might be co-located in the future.
The new terminal marks the latest phase of an £11 billion transformation of Heathrow.
The £2.5billion Terminal 2 development is the largest privately-funded construction project in the UK.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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