T1 domestic to T5 domestic without a passport
Jan 14, 2013, 4:57 pm
#16
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
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I've had the same issue routing BHD to NCL via LHR. It was compounded by not being an EU citizen but having valid if indemonstrable right of UK abode at the time. I will never follow Flight Connections again.
Jan 14, 2013, 8:51 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine, & London, UK
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Jan 14, 2013, 11:13 pm
#19
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Moscow / Aylesbury / Leeds
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Jan 14, 2013, 11:29 pm
#20
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: BA GGL, LH FTL
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Jan 14, 2013, 11:31 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Kent, UK
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A pretty messy process though. Obviously they missed out the user acceptance/integration testing.
Jan 14, 2013, 11:49 pm
#22
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: By the sea...
Programs: BA/EC Silver
Posts: 564
T1 domestic to T5 domestic without a passport
Interesting! But surely one can just go through the fasttrack thing, and there is the majic door... Oh let me guess BAA in their wisdom and design genius only made it accessible to T5 arriving aircraft (domestic gates). Nice...
Jan 15, 2013, 12:04 am
#23
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine, & London, UK
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Jan 15, 2013, 2:20 am
#24
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
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I had something similar last year, where I realised at the gate at T5 for the flight to TXL that I had forgotten my passport and the Heathrow lady inadvertently took me out via International Arrivals (not BA’s fault at all in this case). The world weary but courteous Chief Immigration Officer was nothing but pleasant while I rather lamely tried to convince him I am resident in the UK (as a non-UK citizen lacking photo ID of any sort whatsoever) – after some time on the bench of shame I was allowed to forlornly re-enter the country 
UKBA has its faults, but the individuals I encounter at the border tend to be reasonable enough.
UKBA has its faults, but the individuals I encounter at the border tend to be reasonable enough.
Jan 15, 2013, 2:23 am
#25
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: London
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Another one for the FT day out?
Jan 15, 2013, 3:46 am
#26
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: not far from MUC
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That's all fine and dandy up to the point that UKBF says that the only proof of identity they will accept is a valid passport... and you don't have it with you!
Jan 15, 2013, 4:04 am
#27
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London, Babylon-on-Thames
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One assumes they have a digital copy of your passport on file which, again the dangers of assuming, would have your face on it. Hence, a quick database query under name and DOB and hey presto. It's not actually rocket science.
Jan 15, 2013, 4:27 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: 09/27
Programs: BA, TK, EK
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Agreed. I once was a naughty boy and used the e-passport gate on a CTA arrival into LGW South (as there was no queue there, compared to a queue out of the immigration hall and back to one of the piers for the UK/ROI arrivals BP checker). Some jobsworth LGW staffer shouted at me (but not before I got into the gate and as such could not return back to him) and desperately wanted the immigration officer to send me back. Instead, he took one look at my passport, and said with a big smile 'technically you're not supposed to do that... but welcome to the UK'.