prof

In terms of T5 to T5 connections, are we now more or less back to the pre-covid days in terms of choosing between e-gates, border and First Wing landside transit on the one hand vs airside security and flight connections on the other? So if e-gates look relatively clear, go that way?

The _Banking_Scot

hi
for first wing
Probably in terms of intl to intl transfers or int to dom or roi transits.
dom to intl transits is just a bp check
Roi transits probably walk through customs and then first wing
Regards

Tbs

NickP 1K

Anyone been through a T5 to T5 intl connection lately? Have the 11 year old with me so no chance to use egates as its 12+ for that. This is for a Tuesday mid day

Is Fast Track in T5 connections even open

LCSinTexas

Fast Track was open when I passed through around 13:00 on 10/5, but not around 15:00 on 11/5. No line to go through the "regular" gates either time.

LcS

NickP 1K

Thx for the prompt update!

Radiation Station

Apologies, in a bit of a hurry. We have a 60 min ish connection, INT-INT, from 5C to 5A. We are flying in from BOS in F and connecting to a J flight to BRU. I’m assuming, based on reading the wiki, that connecting airside is our best bet. Is it best to take the train from 5C to 5A or go down to -4 and walk the tunnel? We are both young and fit, so can walk quickly. Thanks!

MaxFlyer

Due to the short connection I would stay airside and unless there are issues with the train take it.

greg5

Definitely stay airside. Even with Fasttrack closed when we went through yesterday, it only took about 10 minutes to get through security. UK border was backed up into the hallway though.

Radiation Station

Thanks everyone for the advice! Made it just before boarding closed, after classic T5 go slow security. I’m sure when I rebooked these flights, this was the only flight available - I won’t be in a hurry to connect that quickly again.

Radiation Station

Would appreciate some advice. I’m arriving into LHR T3 in November from HEL with AY. I then fly onwards from LHR T5 to NCL with BA. It’s all on the same PNR but I won’t have checked baggage. The connection time is four hours, so no rush. However, recently I’ve found that flight connections is barely tolerable, with fast track security closed and conventional security very slow and full of incompetents. So I was thinking that I could cross the border at T3, get the underground to T5 and then enter T5 via First Wing security (I am BA Gold). Would this likely be more pleasant and/or speedy, assuming fast track remains closed in flight connections?

KARFA

So personally I would get the airside bus to T5, then look to go landside there and back through TFW. If immigration at T5 looks pretty bad I might then head to connections instead.

You could do the version you suggest as well. Connections and immigration in T3 are not next to each other though, so if you get to immigration and it looks bad you would need to back track quite a bit to go to connections.

Radiation Station

Thank you very much. Sorry, I missed your response to this initially - thank you for the advice which I do really appreciate.

gormless

I'm doing a IAD-LHR-DUB return in August. Nothing interesting on the outbound, but on the return I'm meeting a family member visiting us, transiting from GCI-LGW LHR-IAD on the same LHR-IAD flight as me.
In the past, I've followed the DUB->INT directions in this thread, and gone straight to landside and used First Wing security. My plan was to meet up outside the FW and guest her in.
Apparently there's some posts that say that using the DUB arrivals landside route is not allowed for folks not holding UK passports (like me!).
I've taken this route several times, never any issues with it previously, but I'm now worried that I'm risking some kind of issue here. Can I get some guidance as to whether or not this is acceptable?

corporate-wage-slave

No, it's not an issue. For DUB-LHR-IAD on presumably a USA passport then you are fine to go landside. Other passports / visas are more problematic in this space, it's to do with some of the niche aspects of the Common Travel Area, but assuming you have a USA passport and no visa then you are fine.

kq747

Any issues with doing this on an INTL-INTL connection?