SAS at LHR T2
Aug 31, 2014, 3:51 pm
#31
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: CPH
Programs: EBD, AB OWS (Gold)
Posts: 459
45 min. minimum connection time for flights in and out of T2
It's now 10 days until SAS moves to T2:
The move has a direct impact on my UA trip to LAX from CPH in November. When SAS is in T2, the minimum connection time for a flight departing from T2 is reduced from an hour and 30 minutes to just 45 minutes. This allows me to get a trip that starts in CPH at 7:45 in the morning and land 14 hours later in LA at 13:50. A huge improvement. My original flight landed at 20:30 and was via ZRH and IAD.
The move has a direct impact on my UA trip to LAX from CPH in November. When SAS is in T2, the minimum connection time for a flight departing from T2 is reduced from an hour and 30 minutes to just 45 minutes. This allows me to get a trip that starts in CPH at 7:45 in the morning and land 14 hours later in LA at 13:50. A huge improvement. My original flight landed at 20:30 and was via ZRH and IAD.
Aug 31, 2014, 4:50 pm
#32
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Koala Lemur
Programs: SK EBD LTG (*G)
Posts: 2,447
incidentally I had a lot of trouble to book this CPH-ZRH-IAD connection on UA and SK recently. SK would not confirm the ZRH-CPH segment on united stock. I have spent hours calling UA and SK trying to fix the ticket. It is amazing how incompetent all the agents are. In the end when it cancelled itself (due to unconfirmed segement) I booked my route with AA. I have limited patience for incompetence.
Sep 1, 2014, 10:31 am
#35
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: *G
Posts: 457
It's now 10 days until SAS moves to T2:
The move has a direct impact on my UA trip to LAX from CPH in November. When SAS is in T2, the minimum connection time for a flight departing from T2 is reduced from an hour and 30 minutes to just 45 minutes. This allows me to get a trip that starts in CPH at 7:45 in the morning and land 14 hours later in LA at 13:50. A huge improvement. My original flight landed at 20:30 and was via ZRH and IAD.
The move has a direct impact on my UA trip to LAX from CPH in November. When SAS is in T2, the minimum connection time for a flight departing from T2 is reduced from an hour and 30 minutes to just 45 minutes. This allows me to get a trip that starts in CPH at 7:45 in the morning and land 14 hours later in LA at 13:50. A huge improvement. My original flight landed at 20:30 and was via ZRH and IAD.
incidentally I had a lot of trouble to book this CPH-ZRH-IAD connection on UA and SK recently. SK would not confirm the ZRH-CPH segment on united stock. I have spent hours calling UA and SK trying to fix the ticket. It is amazing how incompetent all the agents are. In the end when it cancelled itself (due to unconfirmed segement) I booked my route with AA. I have limited patience for incompetence.
I tried 2 united agents, first was useless and couldn't find alternative that was less than 2x original price, second one at least tried different code shares, but still no luck. I ended up going through IAD and FRA, and leaving LAX at 6:22 instead of ~3pm. This was also ~$50 more expensive, and a bit fewer points because of LH segment, but I guess I save that money on "sleeping" in the airport....
Sep 1, 2014, 11:26 am
#36
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 855
According to the *A site, the AC lounge is open 05.00-22.00.
No times for the SQ lounge in T2.
Sep 2, 2014, 3:41 am
#37
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: CPH
Programs: EBD, AB OWS (Gold)
Posts: 459
Sep 9, 2014, 6:20 am
#40
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SUV
Programs: UA *G MM
Posts: 7,017
Will T2 allow for security-less connections if we fly ARN/CPH/OSL-LHR-USA and return?
I guess the question is can they segregate US and EU arriving passengers with the new terminal?
That would be a huge plus.
I guess the question is can they segregate US and EU arriving passengers with the new terminal?
That would be a huge plus.
Sep 9, 2014, 7:09 am
#41
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: AMEX Platinum, Global Entry, Priority Pass, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,594
Current UK regulations require security rescreening for all connecting passengers originating outside the UK. T2 does not accommodate sterile international connections because they would not be permitted.
Sep 9, 2014, 6:36 pm
#43
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SUV
Programs: UA *G MM
Posts: 7,017
Wow, they haven't changed that yet? They actually think that their screening is better than Sweden and Germany. Pathetic or just a make work scheme.
Sep 10, 2014, 9:41 am
#44
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 237
And it will be in the satellite so a 30 minute round trip for flights leaving from the main terminal (as most European flights will). Also if it is full, or expected to be full - eg just before an A380 departs, they will not let other passengers in.
Sep 12, 2014, 7:24 am
#45
Suspended
Join Date: May 2011
Location: London
Programs: *A G, OW S.
Posts: 996
Indeed they do and you just have to watch to see that it's not effective and staffed by some of the rudest people imaginable. I think it is a job creation programme for those who would otherwise be unemployable.