I think the point S1E is trying to make is why have longhaul, shorthaul, lowcost and domestic all shoehorned into a space which was originally designed to be just a domestic terminal (only later morphing into domestic/shorthaul). It kind of all worked until Ryanair came back on the scene in large numbers. The perceived benefits for the customer of having BA and AA co-located in T3 are surely being negated by having the AA aircraft parked over at T1, and the congestion inside T3 once they get there ?
So instead of inconveniencing ALL AA passengers with a bus transfer between T1 and T3, why not encourage AA to move back into T2 which is better designed for handling longhaul flights, and set up a proper transfer bus service between T2 and T3 just for the minority of AA passengers who are actually making a connection ?
Having all USA flights back in T2 might also be helpful in future if US pre-clearance from UK airports ever becomes an option.
Last edited by Logohu; 25th Nov 2014 at 02:03.
Reason: TYPO