Quite coincidently I was travelling via T1 on 27th. So I thought I might return via a later flight and go see the fanatstic T5.
On landing at 845 the long queue of aircraft trying to get on stand a T5 was not a good sign. They were backed up on the taxi way to T3.
A few things that are wrong/went wrong with T5 that haven't been mentioned as far as I have seen. -
- Tubes to T5 are not sufficiently frequent.
- The tube service to T5 collapsed completely in the late afternoon.
- The landside connection to/from T4 is a nightmare. No clear instructions, misleading train information, and it takes over half an hour at the very best.
- Moving between Tube and HEX platforms at T5 is not as easy as it should be.
- This is a holiday period and large numbers of travellers were confused about transport arrangements. Just pity the poor novice connecting from T4 to T5.
- Not enough instructions and some signs far too small. ex the HEX and Tube directions on the departure level.