LH Group of airlines moving to Heathrow Terminal 2 [starting with LH & OS on 01OCT14]
Jan 25, 2015, 11:32 pm
#151
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Will this be on one ticket or two separate PNRs?
Ideally UA should be able to check your luggage through all the way to VIE, if you show your second part of the trip at the counter. I have never done it myself, but many people here on FT have reported this to be possible. Since arrival and departure are less tha 24h apart, it should OK. In LHR you don't need to go through customs so you do not strictly need to pick up your luggage.
Ideally UA should be able to check your luggage through all the way to VIE, if you show your second part of the trip at the counter. I have never done it myself, but many people here on FT have reported this to be possible. Since arrival and departure are less tha 24h apart, it should OK. In LHR you don't need to go through customs so you do not strictly need to pick up your luggage.
Jan 26, 2015, 7:19 pm
#152
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
Programs: TK Miles&Smiles, AAdvantage, Flying Blue
Posts: 295
Will this be on one ticket or two separate PNRs?
Ideally UA should be able to check your luggage through all the way to VIE, if you show your second part of the trip at the counter. I have never done it myself, but many people here on FT have reported this to be possible. Since arrival and departure are less tha 24h apart, it should OK. In LHR you don't need to go through customs so you do not strictly need to pick up your luggage.
Ideally UA should be able to check your luggage through all the way to VIE, if you show your second part of the trip at the counter. I have never done it myself, but many people here on FT have reported this to be possible. Since arrival and departure are less tha 24h apart, it should OK. In LHR you don't need to go through customs so you do not strictly need to pick up your luggage.
Jan 26, 2015, 11:36 pm
#153
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: AMS/RTM
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No matter what you do, at LHR you will have to go through security and (I believe) a passport control. So if your luggage is checked through, you can just head for the exit, have a good time in London, and then go back to LHR and enjoy the T2 lounges. Of course assuming you don't need any visa for the UK.
If your luggage is not checked through, you can always use the left luggage services at LHR.
If your luggage is not checked through, you can always use the left luggage services at LHR.
Jan 27, 2015, 5:44 am
#154
Join Date: May 2006
Location: BRS (Bristol, UK)
Programs: LH SEN/*G
Posts: 1,266
If you're arriving from the US and departing to Austria, you'll be re-screened for security, but you won't do immigration or passport control unless you choose to go landside.
My experiences of T2 have all been positive so far, and much better than T1 or T3.
My experiences of T2 have all been positive so far, and much better than T1 or T3.
Jan 27, 2015, 6:25 am
#155
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Francisco/Sydney
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Correct. There is a checkpoint where you have to show your boarding pass, but no passport/etc. Not sure what the process is if you don't already have a boarding pass.
Jan 27, 2015, 9:27 am
#156
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Geneva
Programs: LX SEN, AFKL Platinum, BA Bronze,
Posts: 5,641
In the old T1 as well as in T3 you need to show an e-ticket because the transfer desks are behind these document checks. Assume that it remains the same for T2 but haven't tested it yet.
Jan 27, 2015, 11:11 pm
#157
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NY
Programs: LH SEN,
Posts: 108
I did it in T2 didn't need a BP, just showed them the Itin on the phone, and it was ok.
Mar 20, 2015, 5:45 pm
#158
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
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I apologize first if someone else has asked similar questions before, but I couldn't find it in the thread so I figure I might as well just ask.
So I am planning to fly UA to LHR, arriving in the early morning, and connect to a late OS flight leaving for Vienna (around 7pm). Just wonder how early will the OS counter opens? Can I check-in right away in the morning? Or am I only allowed to check my bags in the evening before departure?
Not sure if it would make a difference, but in case it does, I will be flying Business on a UA award ticket. Does have *G status but with A3.
So I am planning to fly UA to LHR, arriving in the early morning, and connect to a late OS flight leaving for Vienna (around 7pm). Just wonder how early will the OS counter opens? Can I check-in right away in the morning? Or am I only allowed to check my bags in the evening before departure?
Not sure if it would make a difference, but in case it does, I will be flying Business on a UA award ticket. Does have *G status but with A3.
So now my plan has been arriving in LHR at 9:25am and leaving on a 9:00am OS flight the next morning, and I really want to spend a good amount of time exploring the terminal (lounge+shopping). I wonder how early would OS check-in open? As I find some shops open at 5/6-ish, can I actually report that early and go in to the airside?
Mar 20, 2015, 9:11 pm
#159
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I do have a new situation and now I feel like I would again need help.
So now my plan has been arriving in LHR at 9:25am and leaving on a 9:00am OS flight the next morning, and I really want to spend a good amount of time exploring the terminal (lounge+shopping). I wonder how early would OS check-in open? As I find some shops open at 5/6-ish, can I actually report that early and go in to the airside?
So now my plan has been arriving in LHR at 9:25am and leaving on a 9:00am OS flight the next morning, and I really want to spend a good amount of time exploring the terminal (lounge+shopping). I wonder how early would OS check-in open? As I find some shops open at 5/6-ish, can I actually report that early and go in to the airside?
Mar 21, 2015, 4:39 pm
#160
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
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The first OS flight out of LHR is 6:00am and the LH lounge opens at 5:00am. I don't think there's any rule how early you can check in (I'm assuming you want to check a bag) so 5/6-ish should be fine. I don't know where you will be staying overnight but getting to LHR at 5:00am could be a challenge.
Yes I will have luggages to check in so just want to make sure I can do so such early. I'll be staying at one of the airport hotel, and there seem to be some earlier shuttles according to the website. The only challenge is now might end up being if I could get up that early
Mar 21, 2015, 5:08 pm
#161
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Thanks for the advice! Good to learn this.
Yes I will have luggages to check in so just want to make sure I can do so such early. I'll be staying at one of the airport hotel, and there seem to be some earlier shuttles according to the website. The only challenge is now might end up being if I could get up that early
Yes I will have luggages to check in so just want to make sure I can do so such early. I'll be staying at one of the airport hotel, and there seem to be some earlier shuttles according to the website. The only challenge is now might end up being if I could get up that early
If you are staying at one of the 'airport hotels' (which are not actually at the airport if you need a bus to get to the airport) in the free travel zone, use one of the free buses which are more frequent and convenient and don't bother with Hoppa.
T2 is nice with decent lounges but it's not worth getting there at 5 or 6am for a 9am flight!
Apr 2, 2015, 3:10 am
#162
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Some offers for *G and *S in LHR as part of the T2 inaugural: http://heathrowt2.staralliance.com/offers
Aug 4, 2015, 8:58 pm
#164
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: LON
Programs: LH M&M SEN, Accor Plat
Posts: 83
Another FTL enhancement at LHR
LH Group no longer offers fast-track benefits at LHR for FTL passengers travelling in Y (as of July 2015). This was one of the few remaining perks which I used quite frequently and without issues. Scr*w you LH!
Aug 5, 2015, 12:25 am
#165
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I don't believe it was an official perk right from the beginning.