Originally Posted by Smirnoff

Not at all...

1. I always say it was the only connection that allowed me to leave LHR at night, and get into LCA by 0800 in the morning. I don't suggest you refer to flatbeds or 120 TPs. You will continue getting asked questions like when did you book the trip, who made the booking, who checked that this was the best connection, how did you pay for the trip, etc. As long as answer these in a straightforward way you won't have any problems.

2. One PNR means one BA ticket, for example, for LHR-TLV-LCA//LCA-LHR. It doesn't matter if you are on separate tickets, it just means they may not be expecting you to be transitting, and therefore they may be no escort to meet you. This just means you have to go it alone through immigration and up through security. I don't think this matters too much. If you are seriously pressed for time, you can actually wave to the CY check-in girls from the security area, so they know you are intending to check in. Technically they may close check in one hour before the flight, so around 0600, but as long as you make it up to the security area by then, you will be fine.

3. I just checked my passport, and it doesn't seem to have been stamped. I assume that was because they were told on arrival that I was only transitting. I recall I didn't fill in the immigration form either.