The Heathrow Airport Terminal 5

Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in Europe. The airport currently employs 68,000 personnel. It has several terminals.

For example, Terminal 5 has its own modern rail station with six rail platforms which improved the transport infrastructure between the centre of London and Heathrow Airport.

Passengers use online check-in or self-service kiosks when they reach the airport.

The baggage handling system at T5 is the largest baggage handling system in Europe for a single terminal.

A combination of technology, intelligences and passenger profiling helps build a more robust defence against the unpredictable and changing nature of the terrorist threat to aviation.

Exercise 13. Describe each international airport (texts A – F) using the table. Make emphasis on the security systems.

Exercise 14. Render the text below in English. Use the following:

to be situated, to handle, an aircraft, domestic flights, charter and freight flights, an air company, an airline, NATO air transport, to use for refuel, during the flight, passenger and cargo terminals, to carry on airbus, Medical Service, Currency Exchange Office, an electronic panel, Air Companies’ Representations, arrival and departure lounges (halls), Militia point, Border Control and Customs Control points.

Look up the names of cities and countries from this text in the dictionary.