Originally Posted by
azz767
I wonder if anyone would know the following, just to clarify my curiosity.
A number of years ago a flew from T5A on a long haul flight on a B767. Since then I have never seen in all my visits to LHR as a passenger or spotting, a wide body depart from T5A.
Now I know the stand arrangement at T5B/C is designed for more wide body use, but my questions are how many stands at T5A are wide body capable, and was my flight a complete rarity or is there specific uses/circumstances for wide bodies at T5A.
I was flying to NAS when I went from 5A if that makes any difference.
As I recall it at least for a while the first BA LHR-JFK of the day was a regular departure from one of the A gates, probably 518 (A18)