Originally Posted by
boadh398
Panny, you can't bag-drop unless you are checked in, so since one can OLCI 24hours before the flight departs, I would assume "any time before the flight" would mean any time after you have checked in (OLCI or otherwise). You must be in possession of a valid boarding pass, so OLCI will either give you a mobile BP or allow you to print one.
I'd rather keep my bags until the morning I'm flying, since then I have the "liquids" I need for the day of the flight. Hilton T4 to LHR T5 isn't too bad, and if you need help with the luggage, it should be no problem. I also think (though this is just my rumour) that the shuttle bus picks up on arrivals level and drops off at departures level at T5.
Thanks for the clarification, I thought it was a bit too good to be true!
The Hilton shuttle picks up and drops off at the arrivals level, I've used it several times so I'm pretty sure about that.
As our main suitcases are usually stuffed full we don't normally open them at the Hilton, so I think we will OLCI, bag drop the day before and just keep our wheelie bags with a change of clothes for the flights etc to take on as hand luggage. This should save a bit of hassle on the day of the flight and give us a bit more CCR time too
I just hope they don't lose the cases if we drop them too far in advance!
