Heathrow Airport
Then & Now · Season 1 · Episode 3
Documentary examining the history of the airport, which opened in 1946 as London Airport and has developed into one of the busiest in the world. The film also reveals how many baggage handlers have now been replaced with robots, and how the air traffic control tower has become the most advanced in the world, using cameras that can pierce fog and artificial intelligence to collate flight data.
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Season
1
Episode
3
Air Date
15/Oct/2019
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Documentary examining the history of the airport, which opened in 1946 as London Airport and has developed into one of the busiest in the world. The film also reveals how many baggage handlers have now been replaced with robots, and how the air traffic control tower has become the most advanced in the world, using cameras that can pierce fog and artificial intelligence to collate flight data.
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