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LHR-HUB
Checking in at T5 and bussing to T3 may make sense for the pax, but surely baggage is the issue here - the baggage systems are separate and the unnecessary extra transfer of bags would just add more misslaid baggage, wouldn't it?
It would be a total "dogs breakfast " from an operational perspective...bags, pax...all in a different terminal...how many pax will need to be bussed across? That would vary on a daily basis. Therefore you never know how many buses you need...and BA have a very limited supply of buses.
Also there is a bigger picture to look at...
BA has always maintained a presence in T3...even when it was only two flights a day (PHL)......long term planning and you can get early indications of what the likes of EK and VA are up to
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