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Today in the studio we are talking to Max Cooper who works at one of the biggest airports in Europe. Heathrow airport. Welcome Max.

Thank you.

Well, you know, Max, people sometimes compare Heathrow with a town.

I believe they have all the reasons to do it. You see, about fifty-four thousand people work in Heathrow and it is quite possible to compare it with the population of a country town. Every year about five hundred thousand international flights are made by seventy million passengers.

What are some of the problems you have to solve?

They are very different. You see, for example, birds can cause real problems if they get pulled into the engines. That's why our people work day and night to keep them away from the airport. The airport trucks have loudspeakers and send bird alarm calls that frighten the birds and they fly away.

Is there a police station in the airport?

Certainly. It is situated near the center of the airport. It has a huge board with pictures of known world terrorists. Three hundred police officers work at the station and they have dogs that can smell drugs.

Do accidents happen at Heathrow?

Naturally they do. But we have specialists and airport service staff that help people if such things happen.

Sometimes passengers may have health problems. Can they get any help in such cases?

They certainly can. The medical center at Heathrow has nurses and doctors who can offer passengers adequate and professional help. The most common health problem is a heart attack. Sometimes people die in this way while traveling to and from Heathrow.

When planes land and take off, there is usually a lot of noise. What about night flights? Are there any?

Because of the noise, few flights are allowed between midnight and six in the morning. So, during the night Heathrow airport has its most welcome visitor of all, silence.