Originally Posted by
Jimmie76
Had a very quick crossing from BOS one year in I think a 747-400 with a tailwind from a storm. We arrived so early that the flight deck let us know that we were getting into LHR well ahead of schedule. Also said they'd have to check the fastest crossing for a 744 to see if we'd beat it. They also said that as there were no BA staff on the ground we'd be doing a tour of the lesser seen parts of the Heathrow whilst we waited for ground staff to arrive/start work. I used the "tour" to get some more sleep (with my seat upright and belt securely fastened before anyone queries it
).
We may have been on the same flight - sub 5 hours but I can't remember the exact time. But same tour of LHR and checking the records announcement.
I also had an unusually fast LHR - BOS once when the usual headwind was a tailwind - again, I don't remember the numbers.