▁configuration ▁and ▁t unn els ▁there ▁were ▁alter ed ▁for ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Terminal ▁ 5 ▁link . ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁The ▁first ▁A 3 8 0 ▁test ▁flight ▁into ▁He ath row ▁took ▁place . ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁A ▁new ▁ ▁high ▁£ 5 0   mill ion ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁tower ▁entered ▁service , ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Transport ▁Douglas ▁Alexander ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Richard ▁Rog ers ▁partners hip ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁tall est ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁tower ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁A ▁consult ation ▁process ▁began ▁for ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁third ▁run way ▁and ▁a ▁sixth ▁terminal . ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁opened ▁Terminal ▁ 5 . ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁Following ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁A 3 8 0 ' s ▁production , ▁the ▁first ▁A 3 8 0 ▁in ▁scheduled ▁passenger ▁service , ▁Singapore ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 3 8 0 ▁with ▁registration ▁number ▁ 9 V - SK A , ▁touched ▁down ▁from ▁Singapore ▁carrying ▁ 4 7 0 ▁passengers , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁European ▁commercial ▁flight ▁by ▁the ▁A 3 8 0 . ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 :: ▁Terminal ▁ 5 ▁opened ▁to