Originally Posted by
salut0
Important to distinguish between “the CTA” and CTA:
The former: the Central Terminal Area at LHR
The latter: an airport in Sicily, a BA destination in its own right, otherwise known as Catania, to which it is unlikely there will be direct trains from London unless this is ever built:
https:/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Messina_Bridge
Also the CTA, in respect of the U.K. is the Common Travel Area - The British Isles. That’s what I initially thought when I read the thread title - as I’ve never heard of the Central Terminal Area as I’ve always heard it just referred as the Central Area. Thought it was a bit odd until I read on!!