A flight royal luggage trolley

• Unique golden baggage trolley inspired by royal state coaches and carriages
• Golden trolley to go on display in Terminal 2 throughout June
• Royal trolley plays the British National Anthem whenever it is pushed
• Terminal 2 handled 10 million bags and 12 million passengers in its first year of service

To celebrate the first birthday of Terminal 2 : The Queen’s Terminal, and the British airport’s associations with the monarchy, Heathrow has today unveiled a unique golden luggage trolley modelled on state coaches used by the Queen.

Heathrow’s golden trolley is a baggage palace on wheels, complete with gilded frame, ornate sculptures, heraldic lions and baroque cherubs design. Hand-carved oak wheels, gold-plated crystal lanterns, Union Jack flags and an original Heathrow Coat of Arms also feature as part of the design.

When the trolley handle is pressed God Save The Queen plays from speakers, filling Terminal 2 with Britain’s national anthem. Handcrafted by British designers the trolley uses Her Majesty’s collection of carriages, phanteons, broughams and barouches for design inspiration, including both the famous Gold State Coach and newer Diamond Jubilee Coach. The designers have transformed a regular Heathrow luggage trolley into the golden birthday showpiece.

Normand Boivin, Heathrow’s Chief Operating Officer said, “Heathrow is a proudly British airport. Exactly one year ago today, Terminal 2 officially opened its doors. We wanted to commemorate this proud occasion by providing our passengers with an eccentric and quintessentially British addition to the terminal.  We have a long association with Her Majesty that stretches right back to our beginnings when the Queen opened the first passenger terminal and we wanted to celebrate the birthday milestone with a symbol of this.”

Terminal 2 will celebrate its birthday with both staff and passengers alike. As well as the golden trolley this includes regal arts and crafts for kids, a string quartet and appearances from Beefeaters.

In addition to its fleet of free luggage trolleys helping 12 million passengers move 10 million pieces of baggage around, Terminal 2 has sold the following since its opening on 4^th June 2014:

·         387,827 bottles of fragrance.

·         27,257 lipsticks.

·         169,691 bottles of whisky.

·         23,000 oysters.

·         20,000 glasses of champagne.

·         2,000 kilos of salmon.

·         1 ton of prawns.

The golden luggage trolley can be found at Terminal 2 throughout June, taking in both the birthday of Terminal 2 and the Queen’s official birthday. For more information visit www.facebook.com/heathrow.

About Terminal 2 : The Queen’s Terminal

The original Terminal 2 was Heathrow’s first ever passenger terminal. When it opened in 1955 it was the most modern airport facility of its day, handling 1.2 million passengers. Today, the terminal is built to handle 20 million passengers and was named in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who opened both old and new terminals. 

The footprint of the terminal is 40,000 square metres, four times the size of Buckingham Palace and was built in the middle of one of the world’s busiest airports. The construction of the £2.5 billion Terminal 2 project supported 35,000 jobs across the country using a host of British firms from Lanarkshire to Exeter. More than 140 contractors from across the UK were involved in the construction project, which Heathrow was proud to deliver on time and on budget.

Passengers travelling through Terminal 2 can choose to fly with one of 26 Star Alliance airlines, eat ice cream made with liquid nitrogen at Heston Blumenthal’s restaurant, speak with our concierge team who speak 38 languages and shop some of the best of British brands with our team of personal shoppers in the free shopping lounge.

About Heathrow

Heathrow is the UK’s hub airport, home to more than 80 airlines connecting to more than 180 destinations.

Every year Heathrow welcomes over 70 million passengers with a commitment to ‘making every journey better’.

Following an investment of more than £11 billion over the past 10 years, passengers have voted Heathrow the ‘Best Airport in Western Europe’, ‘Best Airport Terminal’ for Terminal 5 and ‘Best Airport for Shopping’ 7 years in a row.