London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow is located to the West of Central London and is located within the boundary of Greater London as is London City Airport. There are five terminals in Heathrow, however there are ample transportation options for travellers to get between the terminals. If you are travelling via Heathrow to another destination make sure you get your bags transferred to your final destination is possible. This will save you having to get your luggage and clear customs and have to check your bags in again.

London Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the World and the busiest in the UK and as such is open twenty-four hours a day, every day. Heathrow has two runways which, have recently been upgraded to handle the new Airbus A380 Aircraft which is the worlds largest passenger jet. The A380 can carry up to five hundred and fifty five passengers flights will arrive at Terminal five which, is equipped to handle the A380.

There are just over ninety airlines operating out of London Heathrow Airport. Airlines include British Airways, BMI, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, American Airlines, Lufthansa and obviously many more.

You can fly to and from London Heathrow from nearly two hundred destinations and over ninety different countries worldwide.

Some of the most popular destinations are New York, Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Chicago and Frankfurt.

Nearly seventy thousand people are employed in jobs that rely on this massive airports success.

If you are staying overnight at Heathrow Airport there are plenty of Airport Hotels to choose from. If you are driving to Heathrow there are special deals which get you a discount on your accommodation and your parking, in some cases this can be cheaper than just booking car parking alone! There is a company that operates a shuttle service to Heathrow Airport from many of the nearby and Airport Hotels and at a reasonable cost. For further information on this hotel to Airport transfer service call 0870 5 808 080.

Heathrow has a vast number of shops and restaurants through out the airports terminals. If you are travelling within the EU you can buy goods and collect them on the way home to save you carrying them to your destination and back. Further information on this shopping service can be obtained by calling 0870 850 2825. Shops in the airport include;  Agent Provocateur, Austin Reed, Bally, Body Shop, Books etc, WHSmiths, Boots, Burberry, Cartier, Clarks Shoes, Dixons, Fortnum & Mason, FCUK, Gucci, HMV, Harrods, Hamleys Toys, L'Oreal and many more.

Food and drinking options at Heathrow are ample with numerous coffee shops and restaurants, you will find all the household names here including; Costa, TGI Fridays, Pret a Manger, Pizza Express, O'Briens and more. There are lots of bars which sell alcohol. Please remember if you are visiting England that there are now strict no smoking regulations and you can not smoke anywhere in the airport.

Renting a car is easy and you can get a car from all the leading car rental companies at Heathrow airport. It is advisable to pre-book your car hire before you travel. This will enable you to get the car you want and save you time in the airport.