The Games Terminal, part of the airport鈥檚 拢20m preparations for the Olympics, will be erected on a staff car park on the south side of the airport. It will be the departure point for 10,100 athletes.
Airport owner BAA has forecast that13 August 鈥� the day after the closing ceremony 鈥� will be its busiest day ever, with 138,000 passengers, which is 45% more than usual. The airport already operates close to capacity, said Heathrow鈥檚 Olympic planning chief Nick Cole, and so the London 2012 Games represented 鈥渁 unique operational task and a massive challenge for Heathrow鈥�.
The airport also plans to build extra for wheelchair-using competitors at the Paralympics.
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