London Heathrow (LHR)

Advantages: Small and friendly
Disadvantages: Gate 19

...duration of journey check with London Transport. Tel. 44(0)20 7222 1234 Regional Buses There are regional bus services to many destinations from Heathrow Airport. Check the website below for details. www.gobybus.com There is a free shuttle bus service between all terminals. From Terminal 4 a free coach service runs regularly to the Central Control Area, for transport. Parking There is ample short term parking, which requires payment on exit. ...
...have luggage sent to a London address following collection from the carousel. This service takes three hours and costs £26.00 for two items of luggage. This allows the passenger time to explore London or make that all important business meeting! The Information Desk is open between 05.30hrs to 22.30 hrs. Left Luggage costs between £2.50-£3.50 depending on time of left duration. Tel 44(0) 20 8745 4599 Shopping Now for me this is all-important. ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of chops
Disadvantages: Are really expensive

lll Apologies for the delay in writing but quality takes time… I’m in New Zealand at the mo with the rest of the clan. We’re stuck in a Copthorne hotel in the north at present which is a bit of a tip, but try telling my dad! On with the op… lll I am in New Zealand at the moment with the rest of my family. To get here we had to go on a really long flight on Qantas. But that’s not what today’s op is about. We are ...
...When you approach, in fact, before you arrive you have to park your vehicle. There are about 20 car parks around Heathrow but it seems that all of them are always full :(. But you can find a spot after a long, long search. The car parks are really expensive in the short term and indeed the long term, and also in need of some paint. They are ugly but do the job – they look after your cars. They are relatively safe but poorly signed and hard ... Read review

Advantages: Organised Transfer System
Disadvantages: Overloaded transfer Buses

On a recent trip to Toronto I had cause to use the Transfer facility at Heathrow airport. I flew to Toronto via Heathrow from Manchester, it was'nt so much the change of terminals that bothered me but how it was going to happen, I had tried the BAA website but could not find any info for transferring passengers thus I had no idea what to expect. = THE TRANSFER = My flight landed at Heathrow on time, on leaving the plane at T1 the cabin ...
...Transfer Centre, the signs were easy to see and very clear about the direction to take. It took about 5 to 10mins to reach the stairs to the bus transfer zone. This is where you could take a shuttle bus to which ever terminal you had to get too. There was quite a queue forming so I thought it would take ages, however as soon as one bus departed another would appear to carry on loading. I did get a bit concerned with the amount of people they were ... Read review

Advantages: Very nice, clean airport
Disadvantages: Some staff a little rude

...rail-link connecting Heathrow Airport to London Paddington in just 15 minutes, every 15 minutes. A quarter of a billion pounds in baggage improvements including the revolutionary underground transfer tunnel between Terminals 1 and 4. Over the last five years £960 million has been invested in airport facilities, including for example the new Terminal 3 Southwing, the domestic baggage reclaim hall and international arrivals in Terminal 1, the complete ...
...glass of champagne and top London restaurant Chez Gerard has opened its first airport outlet. The grass on the airfield is kept 8" high to prevent birds settling as at this height the birds are unable to spot predators. The Heathrow Lost Property Office receives approximately 200 telephone enquiries per day. Approximately 20 mobile telephones are lost per day at Heathrow. Some of the most peculiar items of lost property found at Heathrow include ... Read review

Advantages: Handles lots of tourists
Disadvantages: Too busy, badly designed.

With recent event affecting the global market for air travel, many flight related industries are laying off many staff. Boeing, who make the planes, are laying of 12,000. Airbus have no new orders. United Airlines are laying off staff as are British Airways and Virgin. With the reduction in size of our air carriers, the question is, do we really need the nwe Terminal 5 at Heathrow? From early indications, it would appear the general public has ...
...and passengers is likely to follow. This would make airports less busy and the demand for new terminals les and less. Could Heathrow now cope with just 4? Well I doubt it. This is a temporary glitch. People will soon want to fly again. People still need to go on holiday. People still need to go on business trips and this will inevitably grow and grow once recent events have faded from memory. I expect Heathrow Terminal 5 is only a matter of time. ... Read review

Advantages: Impressive surroundings, Great Bar and Grill, comfortable accommodation
Disadvantages: Pity about the restaurant

...intensity. The windows at the far end look out over the airport tower and runways. The place generally was tidy and clean!! We were seated courteously and efficiently and offered our menus. The bar boasts a range of home and imported bottled and draft beers (including Sam Adams Boston Lager on tap and their own McCoy’s Amber Ale brewed under licence by a brewery in Louisiana. The menu is a delight among bar food menus and features a wood-fired pizza oven. We chose a mixed platter as a starter (Chicken tenders, Deep Fried Buffalo shrimp and Chicken Pot Stickers – all with a variety of spicy dips). This was followed by a “catch of the day” (grilled grouper) and a Cobb salad. With beers and tip this came to $62. You may be aware that airports use a three letter identification code (London Heathrow is LHR; Newcastle is NCL). In case you... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, could get tickets
Disadvantages: poor service and facilities

...We have recently come back from a round trip London Heathrow - New Delhi flying Aeroflot. We flew via Moscow Sheremetyvo Airport about which I have written in another write up. In my 20 years of ‘flying history’, I have flown Aeroflot for the first time. We chose this Airline as seats were available and price was low (£365) compared to BA (£570) for the same sector. For a family of four, this meant quite a bit of saving and we were quite happy to get a good deal. The ground staffs at London Heathrow (LHR) were very sharp spoken. One lady with an oversized hand baggage was treated very roughly. I learnt after the trip though that what they said was not so bad but how they said was the real problem! We luckily got a counter staff (a man) who was quite reasonable. In LHR boarding passes were issued for London- Moscow sector only... Read review

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Advantages: I can not think of any
Disadvantages: Too many to list

...I feel compelled writing to share a recent experience I had with Sabena, the Belgium Carrier, with you all. It should be noted, that whilst I booked the flight with Sabena and my Ticket was a Sabena Ticket, the flight was actually operated by Virgin Express, a code share partner with Sabena. Whilst I accept that weather is outside the control of airlines, I do not accept that this seems to be frequently used as a "cheap" excuse by the airlines. To elaborate:- I was unfortunate enough to have booked a flight on Sabena from Brussels (BRU) to London Heathrow (LHR), using the following Itinerary:- 14.11.2000, BRU to LHR 10:25 15.11.2000, LHR to BRU 18:25 I use the word "unfortunate" for the simple reason as I, like my fellow passengers, have been subjected to a delay totalling nearly 9 hours on two segments of about 40... Read review

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