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Old Mar 27, 2014 | 3:58 pm
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Originally Posted by MrSimonR
I see this as a positive move.
- The South Terminal is much more convenient to get to/from, arriving by rail. 2 minutes from train to check-in, 2 mins from domestic bag claim to train. That already saves 10/15 off the journey in each direction.
- The South Terminal has better and bigger shops.
- Less walking to the gate (the trek to the 100s gates, across the silly bridge, is a huge waste of time)
- An opportunity to build a new lounge.
I totally agree. I haven't exactly been enamoured by the ill considered improvements the new owner has implemented at the North Terminal.

  • stupid passenger drop off half a mile away from the terminal door with the world's slowest inclined travelator its quicker to walk through the car park to get from the kerb to the door
  • absolutely appalling wayfinding signage that's hugely oversized and suffers from bad sight lines
  • Gate 52 - just awful
  • Mixed international and domestic streams through Gate 55. I recently has to wait over 20 minutes to get off the airbridge because of poor gate management by GAL

BA staff are without question BA's best asset, whom I am confident will continue to serve BA customers very well irrespective of which terminal BA uses at LGW
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