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As dusk approaches at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport quietens down for the night.
Night cleaners begin their shifts and passengers waiting for delayed flights curl up on
benches in the departure hall. One woman, Eram Dar, has found a cosy spot on the floor
next to a vending machine. There is nothing to distinguish her from the waiting passengers
around her, except that she has no passport and ticket and is in no hurry to leave the terminal.
For well over a year now, it has been her home and she isn't the only one. Eram is one of
well over 100 people who live permanently at Heathrow airport.
Most people would have difficulty in telling these permanent residents of Heathrow apart
from the thousands of travellers that pass through the terminals each day. Wheeling suitcases
full of their only belongings, they dress in Hawaiian-style holiday shirts or even business
suits in order to give the impression that they are on a business trip or flying to a sunny
destination.
Eram, a middle-aged ex-law student who became homeless after she could no longer pay
her rent, actually considers herself fortunate to live in Heathrow. She says, 'I liked it here
immediately. I have never felt lonely because there are so many people. I don't mix much
with the other homeless, although they are of all ages and from every walk of life. We all
recognise each other, but I just like to keep to myself." There are showers in every terminal
where Eram can stay clean and presentable. She can sometimes help herself to food passing
by the caterers, and while away her time reading magazines and newspapers left behind by
passengers.
It's difficult not to suspect that Eram is just putting on a brave face. It's hard to believe
she’s truly satisfied with this way of life. Once a week, she travels to London to pick up a
cheque for £60 from a charity. "The cash goes nowhere," she says. 'Buying food at the
airport is expensive. I don’t eat anything at breakfast because, if I do, it makes me feel more
hungry." Living in Heathrow isn't easy for Eram. Besides being awakened by the jangle of
coins as a passenger buys something from the machine, loud announcements and bustling
passengers, she has to engage in a full-time cat-and-mouse game with the police and
security staff. It's illegal to sleep at Heathrow unless you have a flight to catch, so along with
the rest of Heathrow's homeless population, Eram has to wash and change her clothes every
morning in order to not stand out from the crowd and be detected. If she is, she faces a night
in the cold bus terminal or worse, being thrown out into the rain. "The builders who work
overnight at the airport are very kind and don't report the homeless to the authorities," she
says. "The cleaners turn a blind eye too."
Night workers aren't the only ones trying to help this unusual group of people. Broadway, a
homeless charity, visits the airport weekly to offer the airport's homeless temporary
accommodation, help to get travel documents for migrant workers and attempt to reconnect
people with their families. But, as a Broadway worker points out, "Homelessness is a way of
life. It can be very difficult to convince people to receive help". Like the passengers escaping
to sunny holiday destinations, many of Heathrow's homeless are also in search of escape
from debts, legal problems or family responsibilities.
The saddest fact is that unless they are arrested or fall ill, many of Heathrow's homeless
will stay there for the foreseeable future. "I don't really see a different future," Eram Dar
admits. 'In fact, I could be living at Heathrow forever."
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