Originally Posted by
browserden
Apparently BAA owned the area where the check-in desks were located and decided it'd be more profitable to turn it into shops
Anyone know if these shops are part of worldpoints?
No, this area is owned by Network Rail - not sure what the leasing arrangement was with the airlines (or BAA) but lack of use caused the closure in the end, as it did with the check-in area above the Gatwick Express platforms at Victoria. Shops are not just more profitable, but actually more useful for the vast majority of people passing through Paddington.
Originally Posted by
browserden
When the check-in system was in operation, what happened to the luggage at the Heathrow end, was it all unloaded at Heathrow Central or was baggage for T4 stored separately, alternatively was there a luggage drop off point the train went to after dropping off pax? Did any SkyTeam airlines ever participate in this scheme?
I think all the bags were put into secure wheeled containers and taken off at Heathrow Central.