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Photos: Heathrow's Terminal 5 comes alive

Behind the scenes at BA and BAA's mega-project

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By Tim Ferguson

Published: 13 July 2007 16:13 BST

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These are some of the departure gates to the south end of the terminal.

T5 will be able to accommodate 30 million extra air passengers per year, making Heathrow the leading passenger hub in Europe.

Heathrow badly needs the new terminal as 70 million travellers currently pass through its doors each year, using an infrastructure originally designed for just 45 million.

The circular disks on the ceiling are designed to improve acoustics in what is a vast space.

Photo credit: BAA

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