Editing Heathrow Airport (section)

===Former Terminal 1===
{{Main|Heathrow Terminal 1}}
Terminal 1 opened in 1968 and was inaugurated by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in April 1969.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://mediacentre.heathrow.com/pressrelease/details/81/Corporate-operational-24/4711|title=Heathrow – Heathrow bids farewell to Terminal 1|publisher=Heathrow|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310195758/http://mediacentre.heathrow.com/pressrelease/details/81/Corporate-operational-24/4711|archive-date=10 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ref_w">''Above Us The Skies: The Story of BAA'' – 1991 (Michael Donne – BAA plc), p. 40</ref> Terminal 1 was the Heathrow base for British Airways' domestic and European network and a few of its long haul routes before Terminal 5 opened. The acquisition of [[British Midland International]] (BMI) in 2012 by British Airways' owner [[International Airlines Group]] meant British Airways took over BMI's short-haul and medium-haul destinations from the terminal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Walton|first=John|title=British Airways takes over, rebrands BMI lounge at Heathrow T1|url=https://www.ausbt.com.au/british-airways-takes-over-rebrands-bmi-lounge-at-heathrow-t1|access-date=23 March 2018|work=Australian Business Traveller|date=31 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711064349/https://www.ausbt.com.au/british-airways-takes-over-rebrands-bmi-lounge-at-heathrow-t1|archive-date=11 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Terminal 1 was also the main base for most [[Star Alliance]] members though some were also based at Terminal 3. Prior to the opening of Terminal 5, all domestic and [[Common Travel Area]] departures and arrivals needed to use Terminal 1, which had separate departure piers for these flights.

Terminal 1 closed at the end of June 2015, and the site is now being used to extend Terminal 2<ref>{{cite news|title=Heathrow Terminal One deserted ahead of closure next month|url=http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-05-28/heathrow-terminal-one-deserted-ahead-of-closure-next-month/|access-date=23 March 2018|work=ITV News|date=28 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315202357/http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-05-28/heathrow-terminal-one-deserted-ahead-of-closure-next-month/|archive-date=15 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> which opened in June 2014. A number of the newer gates used by Terminal 1 were built as part of the Terminal 2 development and are being retained.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calder|first1=Simon|title=Heathrow and Gatwick: Terminal confusion at London's airports|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/heathrow-and-gatwick-terminal-confusion-at-londons-airports-9997793.html|access-date=23 March 2018|work=The Independent|date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107154727/http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/heathrow-and-gatwick-terminal-confusion-at-londons-airports-9997793.html|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Paylor|first=Anne|title=London Heathrow turns out the lights in Terminal 1|url=http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/london-heathrow-turns-out-lights-terminal-1|publisher=[[Air Transport World]]|date=29 June 2015|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630124041/http://atwonline.com/airports-routes/london-heathrow-turns-out-lights-terminal-1|archive-date=30 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The last tenants along with [[British Airways]] were [[El Al]], [[Icelandair]] (moved to Terminal 2 on 25 March 2015) and [[LATAM Brasil]] (the third to move in to Terminal 3 on 27 May 2015). British Airways was the last operator in Terminal 1. Two flights of this carrier, one departing to [[Hanover]] and one arriving from [[Baku]], marked the terminal closure on 29 June 2015. British Airways operations have been relocated to Terminals 3 and 5.<ref name="Heathrow shuts doors on Terminal 1 flights">{{cite news|title=Heathrow shuts doors on Terminal 1 flights|first=James|last=Mellon|location=London|work=[[Flightglobal]]|date=30 June 2015|access-date=23 March 2018|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heathrow-shuts-doors-on-terminal-1-flights-414153/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715015351/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/heathrow-shuts-doors-on-terminal-1-flights-414153/|archive-date=15 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>