Passengers wait beneath a Heathrow departures board in January 1979. Getty
Dubai International Airport in the 1980s. After a visit to the Gulf in 1981, UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher wrote of how impressed she was with Dubai airport and complained that London Heathrow was dreary in comparison. Photo: Dubai Airport
Passengers waiting in the crowded departure lounge at Terminal Three of London's Heathrow Airport, during delays caused by industrial action taken by Canadian air traffic controllers in August 1981. Getty
The entrance to Heathrow Airport in February 1978, when it was run by the UK state. Getty
Terminal One at Heathrow is deserted during a strike by British Airways maintenance staff in April 1977. Reuters
Escalators at Heathrow Underground at a standstill during strike action by London Transport maintenance engineers in December, 1977. Getty
Passengers asleep in the passenger lounge at Heathrow during delays caused by industrial action by French air traffic controllers. Getty
Cancellations cause crowding at Heathrow in April 1977. Getty
Passengers queue at Heathrow in August 1978. Getty
Weary passengers at Heathrow in 1979. Getty
Passengers wait beneath a Heathrow departures board in January 1979. Getty
Dubai International Airport in the 1980s. After a visit to the Gulf in 1981, UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher wrote of how impressed she was with Dubai airport and complained that London Heathrow was dreary in comparison. Photo: Dubai Airport
Passengers waiting in the crowded departure lounge at Terminal Three of London's Heathrow Airport, during delays caused by industrial action taken by Canadian air traffic controllers in August 1981. Getty
The entrance to Heathrow Airport in February 1978, when it was run by the UK state. Getty
Terminal One at Heathrow is deserted during a strike by British Airways maintenance staff in April 1977. Reuters
Escalators at Heathrow Underground at a standstill during strike action by London Transport maintenance engineers in December, 1977. Getty
Passengers asleep in the passenger lounge at Heathrow during delays caused by industrial action by French air traffic controllers. Getty
Cancellations cause crowding at Heathrow in April 1977. Getty
Passengers queue at Heathrow in August 1978. Getty
Weary passengers at Heathrow in 1979. Getty
Passengers wait beneath a Heathrow departures board in January 1979. Getty
