Sincerely, a begrudged geordie suffering at the hands of the BA monopoly, refusing to pay £350 to fly to London
Get the train. Takes less than three hours (or in Owen’s world, around 35 minutes) if you time it right and a single a week today costs £44. I know as I’ve just booked one. Saves the hassle of the Metro to the airport and then having to go through/get from Heathrow.
As for BFS-STN. Is anyone actually surprised by this turn of events?