Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
Just take the earliest flight and get to your destination and have a shower once there would be my recommendation if you were booked on a through ticket
Being on separate tickets, then you have no protection should you miss your onward flight and could be up for paying for another ticket from London to Paris. In this instance I would suggest heading straight to Terminal 5 and using the facilities in the 1st class lounge there. That way you are through security etc and no worries on how much time it will take to clear security from landside in Terminal 5
Dave
Thanks. I think I can choose to have 1, 2 or 3 hours at LHR. The 1hr connection could be tight, but I'll just have carry-on luggage and my feeling is that the 2hr connection will be plenty of time, but not necessarily enough to shower and eat, so perhaps the 3hr is best in my case if the 1hr is a close call. These tickets are $100 each so after spending north of $3k on the J ticket to LHR it wouldn't be the end of the world if asked to pony up $100 for another ticket (assuming prices haven't gone up since).