Lord Actonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 2 February (WA 77), whether the travelators at Heathrow Airport fell below the required standard during the first six months of 2004; if so, in how many months; and by how much they did not meet the required standard. [HL4583]
§ Lord Davies of OldhamThe standard for travelators at Heathrow airport is that in each month they should be available for 98 per cent of the time. For the first six months of 2004, Terminals One, Two and Three each achieved the standard in all but one month. In the months that travelator availability was below the standard for these terminals, it was above 95 per cent. Terminal Four failed to meet the standard in two of the first six months when availability was above 90 per cent in one month and above 95 per cent in the other.