Originally Posted by
threeoh
Since there is currently no Pre in T5, I'd probably opt to take ATS to my domestic terminal to pass through a Pre checkpoint unless one or more of the following:
(a) ATS is not running
That's the case for the next ~8 months or so, and even assuming it's running, for my upcoming trip to LHR in May, that would require (a) checking my bags at the BA counter at T5, (b) riding the ATS one stop to T3, (c) clearing security at T3, (c1) praying the TSA doesn't direct me back to T5 to clear security, and (d) riding the airside shuttle bus back to T5. All with a 10-month old baby. At that point, I'd rather just take my damn shoes off at the regular T5 checkpoint and spend the time I would've spend doing the aforementioned eating delicious buns from Wow Bao.