Originally Posted by
TWA884
I did not use Fast Track and I had no elite status card. I did spend quite a bit of time at the transfer desk afterward, as I was travelling on separate tickets and had to get the APD waived.
I have no idea what would have happened had I not printed my AA boarding pass.
APD is not supposed to be "waived" on separate tickets. Indeed there is an explicit paragraph about this in the APD rules. Did you succeed? The carrier will still be liable for the bill to HMRC at the end of the year.
Originally Posted by
Raffles
This is a crack-pot idea given the relatively modest 4 hour gap. T5 has a very good Gordon Ramsey restaurant and I would head there then hit the shops.
Agreed (well I would not "hit the shops", I would find a bar to get a drink and read a book). It's just a waiting room, and security at LHR is no fun, why do it more frequently than necessary ...