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Trials website: http://volunteers.heathrow.com/

Public trials that have been announced so far:

Tue 29 Oct 2013 / 09.00 - 13.30 -- Trial 5: Testing Terminal 2 passenger drop-off (UT21.4)
Tue 26 Nov 2013 / 09.00 - 16.00 -- UT20.1 & UT18.1 - Testing An Arrivals & Connections Process
TR here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...l-26nov13.html
Tue 26 Nov 2013 / 09.15 to 13.30 -- UT21.2 - Testing multi-storey car park process
Thu 5 Dec 2013 / Testing An Arrivals & Connections Process
Wed 11 Dec 2013 / 08:30 - 13:30 -- RT03.03 - Testing Terminal 2's check-in process
Thu 16 Jan 2014 / Testing Terminal 2's Departures process (UT07.1)
Tue 04 Feb 2014 / Check-in process
Fri 07 Feb 2014 / Testing Terminal 2 Passenger Drop-off (UT21.4)
Tue 11 Feb 2014 / Testing a Departures Process (UT03.3)
Thu 20 Feb 2014 / Testing a Departures Process (ET03.04)
Wed 12 Mar 2014 / Departures process (UT7.2)
Wed 19 Mar 2014 / Arrivals process (UT3.1).
Wed 26 Mar 2014 / Connections process (UT15.1)
Wed 02 Apr 2014 / Arrivals End to End Trial
Wed 09 April 2014 / "One of Heathrow's largest passenger trials" - BugAlugs
Wed 30 April 2014 / Departures, Arrivals & Connections End to End
Fri 09 May 2014 / Testing an Arrivals Process
Sat 17 May 2014 / Looks like it's a "FT Meetup Day" - separate thread started
Fri 30 May 2014 / Testing an Arrivals Process

'Trip reports'

LHR T2 Arrivals Trial 26NOV13 (yellow_peril)
LHR T2 Arrivals Trial 26NOV13 (0hnoes)
Shannon to Heathrow without leaving the ground- LHR T2 trial (airmanofthequeen)
The Adventures of Rebecca Blanton - LHR to CLE on UA (Y) AKA another LHR T2 Trial (Spymon)
T2 Full End to End Trial - Weds 30th of April (matthandy)
Test Airlines TST230 LHR-MXP Sched: 14:30, 30 April 2014 (browserden)
Six Septuagenarians, one babe in arms and a T2 trial which ended in a real plane trip (exilencfc)
Heathrow Terminal 2 to Heathrow Terminal 2 (Sealink)
Seventh septuagenarian in search of free lunch (yet another LHR T2 trial report) (NewbieRunner)

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Apr 8, 2014, 12:19 am

#226

hastuk

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Originally Posted by baggageinhall

Finally. Finally. Finally. After 9 years and 1 month on here a reference to my username. Alas and alack I shan't have such sign but I will be wearing a tweed jacket so if you see me, come and say hello.

And a second reference to your name, baggageinhall. Will be on the lookout for a tweed jacket. Hopefully we will meet there.

Apr 9, 2014, 1:43 am

#227

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I'll be in group 3 today. I'll be wearing a dark green jacket and a black rucksack (most likely with AMEX acquired Cathay Gold tag on it). Hope to see you all later!

Apr 9, 2014, 1:55 am

#228

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Originally Posted by Spymon

I'll be in group 3 today. I'll be wearing a dark green jacket and a black rucksack (most likely with AMEX acquired Cathay Gold tag on it). Hope to see you all later!

In purple, got a rather battered FT tag on my backpack

Apr 9, 2014, 3:16 am

#229

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OT: Heathrow Terminal 2 Volunteers

Back to the start for me. Was flying Air New Zealand to Paris in J but ANZ are having IT issues so I'm off to get a new identity!

Apr 9, 2014, 3:22 am

#230

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Here is a pic from today's trial that Heathrow posted on their Twitter:

Apr 9, 2014, 3:30 am

#231

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baggageinhall

Back to the start for me. Was flying Air New Zealand to Paris in J but ANZ are having IT issues so I'm off to get a new identity!

No wonder because NZ doesn't from LHR to Paris or has any plan to do so as far as I know.

Apr 9, 2014, 3:37 am

#232

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OT: Heathrow Terminal 2 Volunteers

At Gate B46 awaiting my flight to Singapore. Only found one charging station with power. In Economy

Apr 9, 2014, 4:02 am

#233

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That's what I thought! Must have been a new tag on to their LHR-LAX-AKL service. I had a seat in Business Premier too which would have been fun.

There's a little bit of poetic licence with these test flights. SAA have resurrected a direct service to Durban for example!!
ANZ for some reason opted to have a test flight to Paris. They were sharing desks with ANA and the whole thing went to pot.

The slight annoyance is that having been in group 1 and registering at 9am I am now in one of the last flights of the day so a little more sitting around than I expected!

Apr 9, 2014, 4:16 am

#234

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OT: Heathrow Terminal 2 Volunteers

Found a place to charge in the prayer room by gate B46 in case anyone needs to charge their device. Quite a few plugs in the prayer room but it is chilly!

Apr 9, 2014, 4:20 am

#235

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Flying with Aegean to Corfu, in economy, waiting for a gate

Apr 9, 2014, 4:56 am

#236

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I am a 16 yo Swedish girl travelling to Stavanger. Could not be further from reality......

Apr 9, 2014, 5:07 am

#237

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OT: Heathrow Terminal 2 Volunteers

Have just found the photo booth. The queue is long but I have nothing else to do.

Apr 9, 2014, 5:19 am

#238

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Originally Posted by baggageinhall

Have just found the photo booth. The queue is long but I have nothing else to do.

I only saw that as was walking to the gate :/ At A19 distinct lack of seating and not all the seating is attached to the floor..

Apr 9, 2014, 7:43 am

#239

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baggageinhall

That's what I thought! Must have been a new tag on to their LHR-LAX-AKL service. I had a seat in Business Premier too which would have been fun.

Were they actually boarding aircraft this time? My first experience in CW was in a T5 trial.

Apr 9, 2014, 8:07 am

#240

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Originally Posted by baggageinhall

Have just found the photo booth. The queue is long but I have nothing else to do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by layz

Were they actually boarding aircraft this time? My first experience in CW was in a T5 trial.

No boarding of aircraft sadly

Well if nothing else the medical staff at T2 are really efficient, I had to seek medical attention due to what appears to be an allergic reaction, they got first aiders, paramedics and then an ambulance, not quite the way I planned to leave LHR but I did get my thankyou gift!