Originally Posted by
tommy777
The predictions I have read on this page, are very pessimistic...
I haven't transferred T3/T3 since end of September, (transferred 4 times in September, 2 times in August after the liquid ordeal) I have never experienced more than 15 minutes wait at the transfer security check point. UA has representatives pulling 1K/C pax out of the line and help you get up front.
If the line turns out to be enormous, go land side and use the fast track.
Please report back on how transfer was
I've done a few ARN-LHR-ORD (T3-T3) flights in the past two months (on my ways N, NW of you; not NE or I'd end up in the water
), and the transit was no fun. I have been stuck there for well over 30 minutes on each and every one of those Sunday mid-day transits there. I'll have to go back to my records to tell you exactly how long I was stuck airside for T3-T3 on midday Sundays, but it was always more than 30 minutes for me these recent past Sundays. (Can I really be that unlucky?
)
On the second most recent such trip for a T3-T3, I even saw people (who don't need a visa to enter the UK) being turned away from doing a landside transit. That was quite a bit of a shocker to me and I hope that doesn't become increasingly standard or that'll eat up even more time (as one goes from the immigration line back to the security line, which may well be longer by the time one returns). Of course for you good old boys with EU passports, that shouldn't be an issue.