BA Parking @ Heahrow

[patm92]

Hey Guys

This morning (05/01/2012 @ 06:50 local time) when I landed at Heathrow there were a few British Airways A/C - Airbus A320 Family parked in stands 109 - 188 (the very northern gates at Terminal 1). The airport diagram i'm refering to is; http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadba...2011-10-20.pdf

Why would BA be parked there, they have their own Terminal; T5 . . . is it to do with there purchase of BMI? As a result BA is operating out of some BMI gates?

[Chidken Sangwich]

I'm guessing overnight forecast winds?

EGLL 050320Z 27026G36KT 9999 BKN023 11/07 Q1000=
EGLL 050250Z 26028G38KT 9999 BKN023 11/07 Q1000 NOSIG=
EGLL 050220Z AUTO 27030G40KT 9999 BKN022/// 11/07 Q1001=
EGLL 050150Z AUTO 27027KT 9999 BKN019/// 11/07 Q1001=
EGLL 050120Z AUTO 26029G40KT 9999 BKN019/// 10/07 Q1001=
EGLL 050050Z 26029G39KT 9999 SCT021 BKN026 10/07 Q1002 NOSIG=
EGLL 050020Z 27032G43KT 9999 SCT022 BKN028 10/06 Q1002=
EGLL 042350Z 26030KT 9999 SCT023 10/06 Q1002 TEMPO 27035G45KT=
EGLL 042320Z 27030KT 9999 SCT022 10/06 Q1003 TEMPO 27035G45KT=
EGLL 042250Z 26028KT 9999 BKN023 09/06 Q1004 TEMPO 27032G45KT=

[Gonzo]

BA operate some flights from T3 and then coach passengers to the stands in the NW of T1. Stands 188, 190, 192L, 192R.

[jijpc]

I agree with Gonzo. I have flown BA from Gibraltar to LHR on a number of occassions and we have always taxied in to stands such as 192 and then been bussed to T3.

[Skipness One Echo]

When BA moved some the last of their short haul out of T1 into T3 when there was not enough room at T5, they agreed to bus from T3. Does anyone know why?

Now oddly enough the same aircraft used to board from the same stands from T1 not so long ago....
Stands 186 / 188 / 192L / 192R on Pier 4A are the stands used as well as the adjacent 350s. The air-bridges on the pier for those stands have been removed so one can't access T1 from there except via the apron.