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March 30, 2007
Landmark lament
I have to say I feel rather sad at the moment and a touch nostalgic...
It has just come to my attention that the scale model of Concorde which has had pride of place at the entrance to Heathrow Airport has been removed.
This wonderful plane ( and no I am not a plane spotter in my spare time) has been a famous landmark at the airport for more than 16 years and during that time it's estimated that more than 400 million people have seen it.
Apparently British Airways has decided not to renew the £1.5m annual rent to advertise on the roundabout at the entrance to the airport.
So, it's out with the old and in with the new because Emirates Airways have snapped up the space and will replace the Concorde model with an Airbus A380 superjumbo.
All is not totally lost because the model of Concorde is going to transported down the M25 to the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey.
However, somehow the entrance to Heathrow will not be the same without Concorde I don't really think the Airbus is in the same class.
We will all sadly miss the old bird!.
Posted by aseal at March 30, 2007 3:02 PM
Comments...
Adrian,
That model of Concorde was symbolic of Heathrow. Yes it's outdated now but surely there must have been an arguement to keep it as part of the history of Heathrow and of British Airways?
I guess it was all down to money at the end of the day; Emirates have some and BA didn't.
Andrew.
Comment posted by: Andrew at April 2, 2007 1:20 AM