Originally Posted by
orbitmic
I find it a real issue in principle because I regularly see people panicking/crying at LHR for not knowing how to go to their gate especially as occasionally there is very little time between when the gate is announced, when boarding starts, and when boarding shows as closing. Most of us know exactly where we need to go the moment a gate number appears, but many occasional passengers may not.
I relate to that. As an fairly infrequent flyer, one of the biggest 'pressures' I feel at the iconic airport called Heathrow is uncertainty. I use the bloody place twice a year, basically, and every time it's different. I now know my way around, I can negotiate bag-drop and Security, I can avoid the shops and hide in Galleries…
but there's always the question of "WHERE do I need to be next".
Relaxing in the T5A Peasant's Lounge is difficult. There are so few displays telling us what/where/when next, so one of us is always hopping up and down to go and see which Gate/Terminal. And then it's the exciting scamper, as it suddenly says "Boarding at Gate B-nn or C-nn". Great - I hope there's a train working/available/with space.
It just adds stress. Another factor that make me detest LHR.