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ABOUT LONDON

London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium. At its centre, stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city. London attracted over 16 million international visitors in 2014, making it the world’s most visited city.  London was ranked as the 6^th most expensive city in 2016. Over 300 languages are spoken in London.  London is home to 72 billionaires. In 2012, London became the first city to host the modern summer Olympic games; three times. London has more Indian restaurants than Mumbai or Delhi. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.

LONDON FAMOUS LANDMARKS

London’s famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, and The Shard. London is home to numerous museums, galleries, libraries, sporting events and other cultural institutions, including the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library and West End theaters.

London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret’s Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich (in which the Royal Observatory, Greenwich marks the Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and GMT).

LONDON AIRPORTS

London is served by six international airports and several smaller airports. Together, they make the busiest airport system in the world by passenger numbers and the second busiest by aircraft movements. The airports serve a total of 14 domestic destinations and 396 international destinations.

City (LCY)

Located in the London Borough of Newham, City Airport is situated in London’s Docklands, and is the closest to central London, Located only four miles from Canary Wharf, London City Airport is often used by business travelers, with many flights serving destinations across the UK and northern Europe.

Heathrow (LHR)

Located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, Heathrow is by far the largest of London’s airports, and considered the international gateway into the United Kingdom. Heathrow has five terminals and two parallel runways. This airport is connected to Great Britain’s motorway network via the M4 and M25 motorways. Heathrow serves six continents around the world, and is the base for the flag carrier British Airways in Terminal 5.

Heathrow is third busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger numbers after Atlanta and Beijing. It also comes second behind Dubai International Airport in the list of the busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger numbers, as well as the busiest airport in United Kingdom and the busiest in Europe, again, both in terms of passenger numbers.

Gatwick (LGW)

Located in West Sussex, Gatwick is the second busiest airport in the London metropolitan region, and is the busiest single runway airport in the world. It is currently the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow, and the 10th busiest in Europe. It is the second base for British Airways, serving Europe and the Caribbean.

It is also the base for low-cost carriers like Monarch, easyJet, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Flybe. The airport consists of two terminals, North and South, is connected to the motorway network via the M23, and has its own railway station, with Gatwick Express serving Victoria station in Central London.

Luton (LTN)

Located on the Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire border, Luton Airport is London’s fourth largest airport but the closest to the capital after Heathrow and City airports, it is the fifth busiest in the United Kingdom, and the 42nd busiest in Europe. It is the headquarters of the low cost carriers EasyJet, Thomson and Monarch and is a focus airport for other no-frills airlines.

Stansted (STN)

Located in Essex, Stansted is London’s third busiest airport, being the fourth busiest in the United Kingdom, behind Manchester Airport, 26th busiest in Europe, and is one of the primary operational bases for Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, Ryanair. Stansted destinations are largely in Europe.

Southend (SEN)

Located in Essex, Southend Airport expanded commercial air transport operations to destinations in Ireland in 2011, and to Europe in 2012 when easyJet commenced operations using the brand new terminal and railway station. Southend claims it only takes 15 minutes to get through arrivals from plane to train with hand luggage. It was once the third busiest airport in the United Kingdom.

                                                                        

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