Originally Posted by
stut
I have no idea why we persist with keeping LHR as anything but a regional airport. And yet airlines are clamouring to get there, well above the other London airports. Why? Are people really that wedded to the idea of getting a car to/from the airport? It's quite sad.
I don't even find Heathrow that Easy to drive to. I've driven from the Parking Express depot dozens of times and still almost always get on the wrong road.
Any hassle on the M4 and it just makes getting to and from the airport a nightmare. Oh and there are roadworks on the airport approach at the moment.
As for the Heathrow Express, Why Paddington? It serves the lines out to the West - save your money (and time) and get the bus to Reading and pick your train up from there! They should have engineered it either to the city centre or Euston or Kings Cross for connections to the Midlands and North of England.