Here Come the Olympics, Here Come the Crowds
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
By Christopher Benini
Just when you thought yesterday was crowded at the airport some major National sporting events are just around the corner. The Euro Cup kicks off in the Ukraine in about a week. In addition the Olympics are all set to start in London. How do you think people are going to travel to players like the Ukraine or London. They will be flying there of course.
These events are going to get extremely crowded. Take the Olympics out of the equation for a moment. With just the Euro Cup hundreds of thousands of fans will be flying across Europe to see their country's soccer team. Soccer stadiums throughout Poland the Ukraine will be full with 100,000 fans at a time. The Olympic games will only only add to the overcrowding mess. Airports will need to prepare for the large crowds.
In London an extra terminal is being added just for the Olympic games. Heathrow is the busiest airport in London and can expect it to be get even more packed once the Olympics start. The extra terminal will cost the airport about $31 million. The new terminal is expected to have 10,000 athletes alone and that doesn't even include other civilians. They know that airports are always busier than yesterday so they are planning ahead. The terminal is only expected to be active for three days.
With extra terminals for the Olympics, Heathrow Airport is hoping that overcrowding and extended airport security checkpoints are events of yesterday. The airport is busy enough as it is, so with a special terminal designated for just the Olympics it should take some major stress off other areas of the airport.
This is a smart move by Heathrow in England. Considering that they are investing $31 million in this extra temporary terminal designated only for the Olympics it shows the crowd they are expecting for the Olympic games this summer. This shows great preparation by London and shows why they were chosen to host the summer Olympic games in 2012 to begin with.
These events are going to get extremely crowded. Take the Olympics out of the equation for a moment. With just the Euro Cup hundreds of thousands of fans will be flying across Europe to see their country's soccer team. Soccer stadiums throughout Poland the Ukraine will be full with 100,000 fans at a time. The Olympic games will only only add to the overcrowding mess. Airports will need to prepare for the large crowds.
In London an extra terminal is being added just for the Olympic games. Heathrow is the busiest airport in London and can expect it to be get even more packed once the Olympics start. The extra terminal will cost the airport about $31 million. The new terminal is expected to have 10,000 athletes alone and that doesn't even include other civilians. They know that airports are always busier than yesterday so they are planning ahead. The terminal is only expected to be active for three days.
With extra terminals for the Olympics, Heathrow Airport is hoping that overcrowding and extended airport security checkpoints are events of yesterday. The airport is busy enough as it is, so with a special terminal designated for just the Olympics it should take some major stress off other areas of the airport.
This is a smart move by Heathrow in England. Considering that they are investing $31 million in this extra temporary terminal designated only for the Olympics it shows the crowd they are expecting for the Olympic games this summer. This shows great preparation by London and shows why they were chosen to host the summer Olympic games in 2012 to begin with.
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