Synopsis
Operations manager Kevin McKenzie reveals how BA manages the challenges of operating out of the world's most congested airport.
- Programme: A Very British Airline
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2014
- Travel & Tourism
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