Editing Heathrow Airport (section)

=== Terminal 2 ===
[[File:Heathrow T2 central overview.jpg|thumb|[[Heathrow Terminal 2|Terminal 2]] central departures area]]
{{Main|Heathrow Terminal 2}}

The airport's newest terminal, officially known as the Queen's Terminal, was opened on 4 June 2014 and has 24 gates.<ref>{{cite news|title=United is first airline to fly out of Heathrow Airport's new T2|first=Linda|last=Blachly|work=[[Air Transport World]]|date=4 June 2014|url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/united-first-airline-fly-out-heathrow-airport-s-new-t2|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604143219/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/united-first-airline-fly-out-heathrow-airport-s-new-t2|archive-date=4 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Heathrow Terminal 2 named Queen's Terminal|work=BBC News|date=14 June 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22899336|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119052528/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22899336|archive-date=19 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Designed by Spanish architect [[Luis Vidal (architect)|Luis Vidal]], it was built on the site that had been occupied by the original Terminal 2 and the Queens Building.<ref name=BBCT2open>{{cite news|title=Heathrow airport's new Terminal 2 opens to passengers|work=BBC News|date=23 November 2009|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27691651|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420220505/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27691651|archive-date=20 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New London Heathrow T2 opening set for June 4|first=Kurt|last=Hofmann|work=[[Air Transport World]]|date=28 May 2014|url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/new-london-heathrow-t2-opening-set-june-4|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529105810/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/new-london-heathrow-t2-opening-set-june-4|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The main complex was completed in November 2013 and underwent six months of testing before opening to passengers. It includes a satellite pier (T2B), a 1,340-space car park, and a cooling station to generate chilled water. There are 52 shops and 17 bars and restaurants.<ref>{{cite press release|title=The new Terminal 2: Only one year to go|publisher=Heathrow Airport|date=4 June 2013|url=http://mediacentre.heathrow.com/pressrelease/details/81/Corporate-operational-24/4142|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102710/http://mediacentre.heathrow.com/pressrelease/details/81/Corporate-operational-24/4142|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The airlines moved from their original locations over six months, with only 10% of flights operating from there in the first six weeks ([[United Airlines]]' transatlantic flights) to avoid the opening problems seen at Terminal 5. On 4 June 2014, United became the first airline to move into Terminal 2 from Terminals 1 and 4 followed by [[All Nippon Airways]], [[Air Canada]] and [[Air China]] from Terminal 3. [[Air New Zealand]], [[Asiana Airlines]], [[Croatia Airlines]], [[LOT Polish Airlines]], [[South African Airways]], and [[TAP Air Portugal]] moved in on 22 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title= Heathrow's Terminal 2 to be opened in stages|work= BBC News|date= 3 June 2014|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27681065|access-date= 4 June 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140604000733/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27681065|archive-date= 4 June 2014|url-status= live}}</ref>

Flights using Terminal 2 primarily originate from northern Europe or western Europe. It is primarily used by [[Star Alliance]] airlines (consolidating the airlines under Star Alliance's co-location policy "Move Under One Roof"). The terminal is also used by a few non-aligned airlines. Terminal 2 is one of the two terminals that operate UK domestic and Irish flights. Although [[Scandinavian Airlines]] is now part of the [[SkyTeam]] alliance as of 1 September, 2024, it still uses Terminal 2.

The original Terminal 2 opened as the Europa Building in 1955 and was the airport's oldest terminal. It had an area of {{convert|49654|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} and was designed to handle around 1.2{{nbsp}}million passengers annually. In its final years, it accommodated up to 8{{nbsp}}million. A total of 316{{nbsp}}million passengers passed through the terminal in its lifetime. The building was demolished in 2010, along with the [[Queens Building, Heathrow|Queens Building]] which had housed airline company offices.<ref>{{cite news|title=Demolition work begins at Heathrow's Terminal 2|work=BBC News|date=29 April 2010|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8650872.stm|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426134155/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8650872.stm|archive-date=26 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>