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Subject: Re: the third world - Heathrow airport Posted on: Mon, 7 May 2007 17:17:05 +0000 (UTC)

On May 6, 5:21 pm, Chiken Koma wrote:
> Tip for people with more than 1 piece of hand luggage travelling from
> Heathrow.
> You will be stopped from going to the departures lounge (where there
> are no seats and you MUST shop) for 'security reasons'. But if you put
> all items in a large plastic bag then you are not a 'security threat'
> and will be allowed to pass........5 metres later you can re-arrange
> as you like and no one gives-a-shit.


Heathrow is not that bad. The security is understandably strict, and
the lines are long, but the facilities are good, and you can take the
Tube directly from the airport to central London. I certainly prefer
it to Schipol or Athens' airport, just to name a few.