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Quote: "What's going on in terminal 3 arrivals? Went there to meet my other half. approached LHR 15.00, arrived at the gate 15.30, met at the arrivals hall 16.45. Immigration was hell, someone describing it as worse than the 1st day of the sales. Is this the norm or a one off? Surely some werious questions need to be asked about the infrastructure of LHR before even thinking of a 3rd runway.
A total disgrace."
Isn't this a border control (i.e. Home office) issue rather than an airport management one?
Wasn't it supposed to be sorted out MONTHS ago?
What does it have to do with the issue of a third rwy?
What does it say about the UK?
Agree that it is a disgrace and not nearly good enough!
A total disgrace."
Isn't this a border control (i.e. Home office) issue rather than an airport management one?
Wasn't it supposed to be sorted out MONTHS ago?
What does it have to do with the issue of a third rwy?
What does it say about the UK?
Agree that it is a disgrace and not nearly good enough!
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What does it have to do with the issue of a third rwy?
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A 3rd runway won't mean more people, it will just mean more space for planes to land or take off. The same number of gates will exist, the same number of terminals will exist, which will handle the same number of passengers, so really a 3rd runway and immigration waiting times are not really connected.
The only thing which would make a real change would be airlines bringing bigger, fuller planes in to LHR.
The only thing which would make a real change would be airlines bringing bigger, fuller planes in to LHR.
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Quote: "I would have thought that was obvious. If the terminals can't cope with 2 runways, how are they going to cope with extra flights using a 3rd runway. Or is the idea for it just to ease the flow and cut down the amount of holding that aircraft have to do?"
As mentioned above it's a border control issue. There isn't the same problem at departures, where the airport management is responsible for security.
If the Home Office does't get it's act together, no end of terminal/rwy capacity will make any difference. It certainly does not create a good impression for arriving pax!
At present (plse note, at present) the terminal capacity is more than adequate at Heathrow, rwy capacity obviously isn't.
As mentioned above it's a border control issue. There isn't the same problem at departures, where the airport management is responsible for security.
If the Home Office does't get it's act together, no end of terminal/rwy capacity will make any difference. It certainly does not create a good impression for arriving pax!
At present (plse note, at present) the terminal capacity is more than adequate at Heathrow, rwy capacity obviously isn't.
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A 3rd runway won't mean more people, it will just mean more space for planes to land or take off.
Novel idea.
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BA announce flight to Chengdu
Flight will be 3 times a week from 22nd September 2013
ccording to business traveller magazine the flight schedule is :
BA089 LHR 15:30 CTU 08:55 777 247
BA088 CTU 10:55 LHR 15:00 777 135
Flights will operate on a four class 777
ccording to business traveller magazine the flight schedule is :
BA089 LHR 15:30 CTU 08:55 777 247
BA088 CTU 10:55 LHR 15:00 777 135
Flights will operate on a four class 777
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Seems American are dropping LHR-BOS with BA adding an additional daily service taking it up to four daily on 2 x B744 and 2 x B772.
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AM launched their twice-weekly flights to MEX last week and plans to operate B787 on this route later in 2013.
UA to introduce B787 on IAH-LHR from 1st March.
US moves its daily CLT flights (A333) from LGW to LHR starting next summer.
AA to reduce JFK-LHR from 5 to 4 daily from summer but will introduce B77W from 9th May.
Virgin Atlantic to start 6 daily flights to EDI from April 5th and 3 daily flights to ABZ from April 9th. 3 daily flights to MAN will start in April, too. All flights operaetd by A320 (leased from EI).
CA to intrduce B77W on PEK-LHR from 15th May.
UA to introduce B787 on IAH-LHR from 1st March.
US moves its daily CLT flights (A333) from LGW to LHR starting next summer.
AA to reduce JFK-LHR from 5 to 4 daily from summer but will introduce B77W from 9th May.
Virgin Atlantic to start 6 daily flights to EDI from April 5th and 3 daily flights to ABZ from April 9th. 3 daily flights to MAN will start in April, too. All flights operaetd by A320 (leased from EI).
CA to intrduce B77W on PEK-LHR from 15th May.
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Sad News From Heathrow as ex BAA CIO Philp Langsdale passes away
Sad News From Heathrow as ex BAA CIO Philp Langsdale passes away at 56.
Full story here - Sad News From Heathrow as ex CIO Philp Langsdale passes away: BAA « The Airport Informer
Full story here - Sad News From Heathrow as ex CIO Philp Langsdale passes away: BAA « The Airport Informer
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Video I took of BA landing at LHR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8mm5wqkdKk
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Planeaddict... Re: The comment on Youtube "the plane was constantly turning (presumably due to the airport being congested as usual)" . Even when the airport is very busy, the tracks flown during the approach are pretty standard although they are radar controlled so there may be slight variations. Constantly turning possible relates to being in a holding pattern but the aircraft would straighten out between turns.
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Video I took of BA landing at LHR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8mm5wqkdKk
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Hello planeaddict, there's a thread in Spectators Balcony for this sort of thing. This isn't really the best place as I am sure you've worked out by now....
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Let's get back to planes. No doubt people in London and the South find LHR the most convenient airport because of accessibility, and will endlessly continue using it, do idiot northerners and Scottish people like me hear so much bad publicity, we wouldn't even consider it when we could go through so many more convenient (? perceived - I thought Frankfurt was awful) hubs? Yes, I know we're not as rich and as many.
Oh and that's not considering price either.
Oh and that's not considering price either.
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I'm one, and its best to put a front up sometimes! 
Noticed I reverted to 'we' instead of 'they' in post as well.
And Frankfurt was the sh*ttiest transfer I've ever had. Twice. Trouble is, Zurich, Munich and Amsterdam are great from MAN. Not tried ME yet.
Noticed I reverted to 'we' instead of 'they' in post as well.And Frankfurt was the sh*ttiest transfer I've ever had. Twice. Trouble is, Zurich, Munich and Amsterdam are great from MAN. Not tried ME yet.
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