Week at the Airport

In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of
Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will
be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised ...

In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of
Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will
be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised platform with a
laptop connected to screens, enabling passengers to see what he is
writing and to come and share their stories. He will meet travellers
from around the world, and will be given unprecedented access to wander
the airport and speak with everyone from window cleaners and baggage
handlers to air traffic controllers and cabin crew.
Working with
the renowned documentary photograp