Originally Posted by
IntrepidAfrican2
I don’t get the sense that you have to sit down. I looked around, a staff member walked up to me and asked if I want to sit and be checked in, and I said I was taking a look and the counter is just fine. Walked to the counter and got my boarding pass.
OK, that's good then. The QR LHR check in forces you to hand over your bag to a bell boy, get a tag in return and then sit down and wait. Only place I've actually experienced sit down check in done well at an airport was the new JAL F HND check in because passengers numbers are so low.