Heathrow T5C
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Heathrow T5C
T5C is a shed with gates. No lounge, but they will give you a free coffee at Starbucks if you show your boarding pass.
Be warned - use the lounge in A, allow 20 minutes to get to the gate.
Still the world´s favourite airline?
Be warned - use the lounge in A, allow 20 minutes to get to the gate.
Still the world´s favourite airline?
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Totally agree about the pitiful arrangements at ATL. The terminal BA use (term E?) is a heck of a long way from the main building and the whole layout of ATL is the worst of the many USA airports I've been to. As for going through a full security screening on the way OUT of the airport after arrival, it's a complete farce.
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Atlanta is getting a new international terminal that will (thank God) end the farce of security after arrivals.
In fact now I look it up it should have opened today (16th May 2012)
International Terminal Site - Home Page
In fact now I look it up it should have opened today (16th May 2012)
International Terminal Site - Home Page
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As for going through a full security screening on the way OUT of the airport after arrival, it's a complete farce.
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From: Confoederatio Helvetica
The only way out of the immigration hall is through the sterile area. Even though you were raped and pillaged at your departure airport, you somehow became non- sterile. Probably through contact with all those homeland security people.
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There is a void in T5C's roof area which can house a lounge (like T5B) but it hasn't been built yet. It will probably open once BA have a few A380s (as they will mainly depart from T5C and BAA's incompetence in spec'ing the transit train means that you'll need to hold some pax in C before boarding to avoid them all hanging around in A and crushing the train when boarding is announced).
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Thanks to the thread drift I'm not sure which airport you're asking about! If it's T5 you're re-screened because the UK Department of Transport don't trust any screening done overseas and insist on re-screening all transit passengers to UK standards.
Why is this? I have only ever transferred. I guess the arrivals and departures are not segregated?
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went through Atlanta on opening day - new terminal is excellent - still some shops and restaurants to be finished but a major improvement
One thing to note - if you are going by car or taxi there is a new entrance for International AT THE OTHER END OF THE AIRPORT from the usual domestic one - means a completely new approach by road
One thing to note - if you are going by car or taxi there is a new entrance for International AT THE OTHER END OF THE AIRPORT from the usual domestic one - means a completely new approach by road
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Terminal 5C - LHR
Are there any real hard plans to build satellite 5D?
Yes I know there is a fuel farm & a fire-station on the site which would have to move or be incorporated somehow.
My (brief) observation indicates that stands 572/573/575/576 are used by BA either to park aircraft or are actually used with passengers being bussed out.
Is the current terminal 5 set-up at full capacity?
Yes I know there is a fuel farm & a fire-station on the site which would have to move or be incorporated somehow.
My (brief) observation indicates that stands 572/573/575/576 are used by BA either to park aircraft or are actually used with passengers being bussed out.
Is the current terminal 5 set-up at full capacity?
