Hatunen wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:06:36 -0700, Michael Feldman
> wrote:
>
>> JohnT wrote:
>>> "Michael Feldman" wrote in message
>>> news:fuvhhr$1j8$1@aioe.org...
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> In June, my wife and I will be flying British Air, Seattle -> Heathrow
>>>> -> CDG. We have about 3 hours between flights. How is Heathrow
>>>> (especially Terminal 5) doing these days?
>>>>
>>>> Will our bags make it onto the second flight? Also, I checked Heathrow
>>>> arrivals for yesterday's flights, and our Seattle flight came into
>>>> Terminal 4 and the Paris flight left from Terminal 5. Do you think
>>>> that will be the scheme in mid-June? How do we get from T4 to T5?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No date announced yet for the move of BA longhaul flights from T4 to T5.
>>>
>>> Connection information is at
>>> http://www.britishairways.com/travel/airpflcnxlhr/public/en_gb
>> Thanks, this is very helpful in providing the "official" connection
>> details. It does seem odd that in going from T4 to T5 within the
>> "sterile" part of the airport, we still need to go through security
>> again. After all, we'll have done all that back in Seattle.
>
> You have to do the same going from T4 to T3/T2/T1 and vice versa.
> I assume it's because you do physically leave the terminal and
> take a shuttle to the other. It's a different security checkpoint
> than the one new arrivals to the airport use. I think.
Hmmm. In going to Europe Seattle -> Heathrow -> Paris, I have 3 hours to
connect at Heathrow. But on the return, Schiphol -> Heathrow -> Seattle,
I arrive LHR 4:40 PM, and am scheduled to leave 6:20 PM. That's only 1
hr 40 min.
Assuming they haven't shifted the Seattle flight to T5 yet, then (as I
understand it) I'll have to go T5 -> T4, with another security check, at
afternoon "rush hour". Am I asking for trouble? If that's too tight, why
did British Air suggest it as a connection?
Aarrggh, I've always hated Heathrow - now all this chaos is giving me
another reason to do so...
This is my first trip to Europe since 9/11. 'Twill be an adventure.
Mike |
