Protesters are demonstrating against plans to build a third, short, runway at Heathrow and a sixth terminal.
The first fully operational day of Terminal 5 has seen hundreds of people emerge from the crowds to demonstrate their opposition to the expansion of the airport.
Hundreds of demonstrators staged a "flash mob" as they gathered at Heathrow Airport's newly opened Terminal 5 today and flashed their red stop expansion' T-shirts.
John Stewart, chairman of anti-expansion group HACAN, said: "All our predictions about Terminal 5 meaning more flights have proved correct. The real reason it was built was to provide the terminal capacity to allow more flights on the existing runways, which will mean more noise, more pollution, and more stress for those living under the flight paths."
Flash mobs have become popular in recent years and involve a large number of people who assemble suddenly in a public place and who perform an unusual act for a brief time before quickly dispersing.
The protesters were demonstrating against plans to build a third, short, runway at Heathrow and a sixth terminal.
Meanwhile, the new Terminal 5 opened to a mixed reaction from passengers. One couple had to wait an hour for their luggage to come through after arriving on a flight from Hong Kong.
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And despite talk of passengers clearing check-in and security in 10 minutes, long queues built up. While some passengers praised the new facility, others complained of poor road signs on the approach to T5.
Didn't these people have work to go to?
Suspect they're the usual rent-a-mob lot who turn up an cause a nuisance.
They'll be back to Jeremy Kyle tomorrow morning, always assuming they can get up before noon.
Didn't these people have work to go to?
Suspect they're the usual rent-a-mob lot who turn up an cause a nuisance.
They'll be back to Jeremy Kyle tomorrow morning, always assuming they can get up before noon.
Have you never heard of annual leave? I think you'll find that most of those that were there are now back at work, glad they sacrficed a bit of time off to stand up for something they believe in. Who's Jeremy Kyle?
Have you never heard of annual leave? I think you'll find that most of those that were there are now back at work, glad they sacrficed a bit of time off to stand up for something they believe in. Who's Jeremy Kyle?
Jack don't you have work to do instead of wasting time online?
Suspect you are the usual air travel rent-a-mob lot who turn up 'an' comment.
You'll be back to queueing for your lost luggage no doubt.
Jack don't you have work to do instead of wasting time online?
Suspect you are the usual air travel rent-a-mob lot who turn up 'an' comment.
You'll be back to queueing for your lost luggage no doubt.
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