London 2012 blog

This morning I was at the opening of Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5.  It’s occupied exclusively by British Airways, our new Tier One partner.  It was a great chance to see how it will operate for us at Games time, where many of our international athletes, spectators and officials will arrive.

I was struck by the scale and spaces and just how spectacular a welcome we will be able to provide when our guests from all over the world arrive in 2012.

It officially opens to passengers on 27 March and will handle up to 30 million passengers annually.

It’s a fantastic space and a great accomplishment – a £4.3 billion investment that was completed on time and on budget.  It renewed my confidence that it can be done – except we will have to complete a project twice the size in half the time!