Leaving aside the controversy of whether the UK needs extra airport capacity, there was a feeling at Friday's opening that Terminal 5 represented a rare British success story - a huge capital project that was completed on time and within budget.

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Hotel prices during the tournament have risen so sharply due to profiteering that Michel Platini, head of European football's governing body UEFA, was unusually critical when visiting Ukraine last month for the opening of a new airport terminal.

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The State Ports Authority is planning a new cruise terminal in a renovated building on the waterfront, opening the site occupied by the current aging terminal and surrounding area to redevelopment.

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British Airways was forced to abandon its plans of moving its entire Heathrow operations to Terminal 5 in just three days in April, after its baggage system ground to a halt, resulting in chaos in the terminal's opening days.

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