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I am travelling from Australia to Switzerland and France next week as are a few colleagues. All of us are frequent travellers and committed QF/BA customers. But this time some of us are defecting to SQ or CX so we can avoid Heathrow. Agents tell us that many others are doing the same thing.
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I have some colleagues from Asia coming to our office at LHR later this month and we are going to CDG together the following day
We have our hotac at CDG but they want to take the Eurostar/rail all the way instead of flying
which means going from LHR- Feltham-Waterloo then Gard de Nord in Paris and then back to CDG by rail (maybe at least 6 hours door to door )they insist this will be quicker and less hassle than getting the tube 1 stop to the central area then getting on a flt LHR-CDG
Im going to take the flt by way of an experiment I wonder who will arrive 1st and in better shape
We have our hotac at CDG but they want to take the Eurostar/rail all the way instead of flying
which means going from LHR- Feltham-Waterloo then Gard de Nord in Paris and then back to CDG by rail (maybe at least 6 hours door to door )they insist this will be quicker and less hassle than getting the tube 1 stop to the central area then getting on a flt LHR-CDG
Im going to take the flt by way of an experiment I wonder who will arrive 1st and in better shape
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Re the third runway between the A 4 and M4, the original 1947/8 LHR plans had a triangle of runways north of the A4, to complete a total of 9 possible runways. The route the M4 now takes was specifically designed to be the northern boundary of the airport. Sipson and Harmondsworth were both to be demolished and this threat was only removed around 1953 when it was decided that LHR need not be so large after all. Bits and pieces of the 6 in the star of David pattern south of the A 4 are still visible from air to ground photos. The central area development progressively encroached upon most of these, leaving the current 2 parallels and notional 3rd which became inhibited with the opening of T4 and of course eventually closed a couple or so years ago, although it still exists.
The folks in the immediate post war period had great vision but then the politicians, accountants and spend on the welfare state got the better of them.
The folks in the immediate post war period had great vision but then the politicians, accountants and spend on the welfare state got the better of them.
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When everythings going good, LHR is one of the best airports in the world. One minute of disruption and the whole place turns to pot!
Yes it has it's crap moments but i have a secret love for this place - there's no where like it in the world!!
Yes it has it's crap moments but i have a secret love for this place - there's no where like it in the world!!
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I have some colleagues from Asia coming to our office at LHR later this month and we are going to CDG together the following day
We have our hotac at CDG but they want to take the Eurostar/rail all the way instead of flying
which means going from LHR- Feltham-Waterloo then Gard de Nord in Paris and then back to CDG by rail (maybe at least 6 hours door to door )they insist this will be quicker and less hassle than getting the tube 1 stop to the central area then getting on a flt LHR-CDG
Im going to take the flt by way of an experiment I wonder who will arrive 1st and in better shape
We have our hotac at CDG but they want to take the Eurostar/rail all the way instead of flying
which means going from LHR- Feltham-Waterloo then Gard de Nord in Paris and then back to CDG by rail (maybe at least 6 hours door to door )they insist this will be quicker and less hassle than getting the tube 1 stop to the central area then getting on a flt LHR-CDG
Im going to take the flt by way of an experiment I wonder who will arrive 1st and in better shape
Tube Line Reopens to LHR Terminal 4
This news may be of some use as a get out of jail card when the lines to the car park have got to long to get in.
MR120
Tube line reopens to terminal 4
Tube services to Heathrow Airport's terminal 4 have resumed after 20 months of work to extend the line.
A section of the Piccadilly Line closed in January 2005 while a junction was built to connect the rail link to the new terminal five building.
Passengers can now travel via Tube from Hatton Cross to terminal 4.
Mike Challis, of London Underground, said it was an important milestone in the project to extend the line to terminal 5.
Station upgrade
He said: "I'd like to thank... passengers for their patience during the essential 20-month closure.
"The construction work now completed means we are one step closer to a brand new Tube line for a brand new terminal by 2008."
In order to join up the Piccadilly Line with the T5 extension a new rail junction has been built west of terminals 1,2,3, where the new Piccadilly Line tunnels would join the existing Heathrow loop.
During the 20-month closure the terminal 4 station has been upgraded with extra security and a new customer announcement system.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...on/5352360.stm
Published: 2006/09/17 09:01:38 GMT
© BBC MMVI
MR120
Tube line reopens to terminal 4
Tube services to Heathrow Airport's terminal 4 have resumed after 20 months of work to extend the line.
A section of the Piccadilly Line closed in January 2005 while a junction was built to connect the rail link to the new terminal five building.
Passengers can now travel via Tube from Hatton Cross to terminal 4.
Mike Challis, of London Underground, said it was an important milestone in the project to extend the line to terminal 5.
Station upgrade
He said: "I'd like to thank... passengers for their patience during the essential 20-month closure.
"The construction work now completed means we are one step closer to a brand new Tube line for a brand new terminal by 2008."
In order to join up the Piccadilly Line with the T5 extension a new rail junction has been built west of terminals 1,2,3, where the new Piccadilly Line tunnels would join the existing Heathrow loop.
During the 20-month closure the terminal 4 station has been upgraded with extra security and a new customer announcement system.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...on/5352360.stm
Published: 2006/09/17 09:01:38 GMT
© BBC MMVI
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Security Alert
Heathrow Security Alert
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Operators Are Advised That Terminal 2 At London Heathrow Airport
Has Been Evacuated Due To A Security Alert.
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There Has Been A Small Reduction In Arrival Capacity, Delays Are
Approx 20 Minutes
Reuters report that a man was seen running into to T2 and dropping a piece of baggage by a check in counter and running out again. A "nearby" office block also evacuated Police have said. Seems as it was suspect baggage, being placed by a person behaving strangely.
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Operators Are Advised That Terminal 2 At London Heathrow Airport
Has Been Evacuated Due To A Security Alert.
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There Has Been A Small Reduction In Arrival Capacity, Delays Are
Approx 20 Minutes
Reuters report that a man was seen running into to T2 and dropping a piece of baggage by a check in counter and running out again. A "nearby" office block also evacuated Police have said. Seems as it was suspect baggage, being placed by a person behaving strangely.
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Passengers unable to deboard flights and check in is closed as well. Some flights have been waiting on remote stands for almost 3 hours now.
I dont think its affecting other terminals though.
I dont think its affecting other terminals though.
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Maximum inbound delay is currently 52 minutes (one flight). Average inbound delay is around 25 minutes.
T2 is being used for parking but still evacuated, pax are being bused to other teminals. This is bound to cause disruption. There are no outbound flow restrictions so I am unable to give any idea of the departure situation.
flowman
T2 is being used for parking but still evacuated, pax are being bused to other teminals. This is bound to cause disruption. There are no outbound flow restrictions so I am unable to give any idea of the departure situation.
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glad I'm not there today - no Costa Coffee?? - how can I be expected to work without being pumped full of (decent-tasting, albeit expensive) caffeine? 
BTW, Flowman - nowadays, you don't even need any IFPS/CFMU issued restrictions to cause chaos at LL; no available gates, lack of tugs/dispatchers/places to hold waiting inbounds, and the inevitable and extensive work-in-progress will all combine to create a plethora of delays for both inbounds and outbounds. Guaranteed! - and if you get a bit of bad weather thrown in for good measure, then you're completely ******.
BTW, Flowman - nowadays, you don't even need any IFPS/CFMU issued restrictions to cause chaos at LL; no available gates, lack of tugs/dispatchers/places to hold waiting inbounds, and the inevitable and extensive work-in-progress will all combine to create a plethora of delays for both inbounds and outbounds. Guaranteed! - and if you get a bit of bad weather thrown in for good measure, then you're completely ******.
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Acc. to our handling agent BAA refused to take pax with a bus to another terminal, so they had to sit in the airplane for 2 hours after block on. They were then allowed to wait in the pier until the main terminal building was cleared.
No information at all was given to pax waiting for the outbound flight outside T2 and no information on how long the closure might take or even "next info at xxxx hrs" was available airside.
According to the handling agent lack of security staff paired with very intense security checks caused further massive delays for pax entering the pier after the terminal had been re-opened.
I had always thought the English were good at organizing and improvising. That was a bit shaken yesterday. Letting pax wait in an airplane for two hours for being unable or unwilling to bus them somewhere is not a sign of good organization. There sure must be some other pax drop-off points around LHR.
Last edited by Alpine Flyer; 11th Oct 2006 at 06:33.