Heathrow Airport Holdings

Um, so yeah, that, that's...

And bearing in mind that Aberdeen Airport used to be part of the, um, BAA group as well, British Airports Authority.

Um, and, um, it's, uh, it, it's, it's a, it's a pr- well, it's really, it's, it's a, it's a big, big facility there really, or it should be.

Uh, s- 'cause it's very popular with people, uh, going to and from Norway, for example, and, uh, other parts, uh, from there on.

Yeah.

In 1986, BAA was opening Heathrow Terminal 4 and putting the foreign exchange contract out to tender.

At that point, every foreign exchange operation in a British airport was run by a clearing bank.

BAA drew up their list of companies to invite to bid, and Travelex was not on it.

Many businesses would've accepted that.

You did not.

You know, sometimes long shots come in.

What an incredible journey.