Domestic and Irish Flights
Unlike Terminal 5, Terminal 1 Domestic flights and Irish flights have a completely separate departure/arrival area from other (International) flights. This was originally used for all domestic flights at Heathrow, and this area of the terminal was occupied by British Airways, Aer Lingus and British Midland (BMI), until British Airways moved all its domestic flights to Terminal 5 when it opened in 2008. It is still used by Aer Lingus, whilst BMI's takeover by the International Airlines Group, and the subsequent sale of some of its domestic slots to Virgin Atlantic has seen Virgin's "Little Red" operation now occupy BMI's old domestic departure lounge at Gate 8.
Following the departure of British Airways from the terminal the area was redesigned so that all passengers pass through the international departure lounge. Domestic and Republic of Ireland passengers pass through an ID check where a photo taken of them at security control is checked to ensure that the correct person is entering the domestic and Irish departure area.
Since the buyout of British Midland International, British Airways service some Short-Haul and Medium-Haul destinations from this terminal, marking its return to the terminal since it moved out in 2008
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