Originally Posted by
neel1987
layz, I chose to fly because I live next to Paddington station so can get from touch down to my front door in 35-40 mins (with the Heathrow express), and on the other side, the office is a 5 min drive from NCL airport so worked out more convenient overall for me.
I'm in a similar situation when I need to fly to MAN for business, the office is a short drive from the airport south (Manchester City Centre is north of the airport), so even coming from Central London, flying was the better option.
For you, the train may still make sense if your drive from NCL is 5 minutes towards Newcastle as opposed to 5 minutes away from it.
Kings Cross is directly linked to Paddington on the tube (10 mins according to TFL) and with more frequent trains the timings might work better for you. They're also currently upgrading the on-board WiFi to make it usable.
Sixth Freedom has had experience of BA paying up for first class train tickets when his LHR-NCL was cancelled, so even if the plane does stay your best option, it's worth knowing your options in case weather ever strands you at the airport.
Unfortunately I don't think the reverse would be true. I doubt East Coast would pay for a flight if your train was cancelled.
The BA lounge at NCL does have some of the most helpful staff, which is another good point towards flying.