Originally Posted by
sunrisegirl
Not sure how this works at LHR, but at LGW the people responsible for flashing up on the screens the "Boarding" and "Flight Closing" signs are not actually in the terminal but in a building adjacent to it. They do this automatically a certain period of time before the flight is due to depart and the gate teams have little or no control over when the info goes up.
Hey gorgeous!
I have chatted with few of the lurvley ladies in T5 when waiting for tin cans to arrive etc... and I think I understand this correctly..
At T5, the main departure screens are controlled by Heathrow Airport Centre/BAA and flights are displayed on there, but with no action, such as Boarding/Go to Gate etc next to them. This is then controlled by the gate teams on a computer system that she was showing me. It has all the actions to display next to the departing flight on a drop down menu and they change it from the gate when the senior gate person (Sorry, can not remember which grade) liaises with the TRM/someone else... Not sure how T3 works though...
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