1 9 9 0 s ▁B AA ▁expanded ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁terminal ▁space ▁allocated ▁to ▁ret ail ▁activities ▁and ▁inv ested ▁in ▁ret ail ▁development ▁activities . ▁This ▁included ▁expand ing ▁terminal ▁areas ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁sh ops ▁and ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁routing ▁passengers ▁through ▁sho pping ▁areas ▁to ▁maxim ise ▁their ▁expos ure ▁to ▁ret ail ▁offer ings . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁ ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁He ath row ▁mort ar ▁attacks ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Con cor de ▁G - BO AD ▁left ▁He ath row ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁time ▁between ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁London ▁of ▁ 2 ▁hours , ▁ 5 2 ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 5 9 ▁seconds . ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁The ▁planning ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁Terminal ▁ 5 ▁Public ▁Pl anning ▁In qu iry ▁ended ▁at ▁a ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 8 0 m . ▁Test im ony ▁was ▁heard ▁from ▁ 7 0 0 ▁witness es ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pages ▁of ▁trans cript s ▁were ▁recorded . ▁In ▁total ▁the ▁consult ation ▁process ▁took ▁ 5 2 4 ▁days ; ▁eight ▁years ▁el apsed ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁application ▁to ▁final ▁government ▁appro val ▁– ▁the ▁longest ▁ever ▁planning ▁process ▁in ▁UK ▁history . ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 8 : ▁The ▁He ath row ▁Express ▁began ▁providing ▁a ▁railway