'Premium car transfers' ; whats this?
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Probably not.. You don't have to go through immigration when connecting at LHR and remaining airside, but you still need to do security so that complicates things.
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I had this recently, surprisingly on separate PNRs, when I was flying from Glasgow to Johannesburg, via Heathrow, on a tight connection. I was approached on-board en-route to Heathrow, asked a few questions about my transfer and advised that I would be met from the flight. When I deplaned I was met by a chap who took me down the stairs to a waiting car and drove me to T5C. He then escorted me into the terminal and took me to boarding for my Johannesburg flight. It was a really great service and ensured that I didn't have to rush between flights. Top marks to BA!
And it seem to have worked for FilthyMonkey .... oh well let's hope everything is on time.
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But I'm already "safe" on my first flight. The "dirty" way of getting from one flight to another normally creates the need for another security check. Think my connections are T5 > T5 if that makes a difference
And it seem to have worked for FilthyMonkey .... oh well let's hope everything is on time.
And it seem to have worked for FilthyMonkey .... oh well let's hope everything is on time.
The only exception to requiring security screening when connecting at T5 is if you arrive on a UK domestic flight - as Filthy Monkey did. Those passengers do not need to be re-screened at T5. As you are arriving in to LHR on international flights in both cases you will have to go through security. A car transfer can't bypass that requirement.
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just to be clear on this service though, it only works for domestic connections as for all other connections, pax has to clear security again so they can't really (or won't really) help with that. so it doesn't help with ex EUs no matter how tight the connection or the important the pax
EDI, GLA, INV, NCL, MAN etc - they will try to drive you to where you need to be given there's no security screening again.
EDI, GLA, INV, NCL, MAN etc - they will try to drive you to where you need to be given there's no security screening again.
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I've had 5B, as well as A and C. There are several ways to do it, depending on origin and departure points, but if arriving airbridge into (e.g.) C they can walk you via Flight Connection C and then on to the car; alternatively driven to C65 and up a staircase to Flight Connections, then down again afterwards. T5B you can leave via the bus departure gates, T5A effectively the same, or just along from it, using A10.
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JFK-LHR-HAJ 1:25h at LHR (F connecting to J)
ARN-LHR-EWR 1:15h at LHR (J connecting to F)
Without delay shouldn't be a problem (hand luggage only) but a summer storm could delay the JFK departure etc. j would feel good to know BA would have a possible way allowing me to still make my connection )
ARN-LHR-EWR 1:15h at LHR (J connecting to F)
Without delay shouldn't be a problem (hand luggage only) but a summer storm could delay the JFK departure etc. j would feel good to know BA would have a possible way allowing me to still make my connection )
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JFK-LHR-HAJ 1:25h at LHR (F connecting to J)
ARN-LHR-EWR 1:15h at LHR (J connecting to F)
Without delay shouldn't be a problem (hand luggage only) but a summer storm could delay the JFK departure etc. j would feel good to know BA would have a possible way allowing me to still make my connection )
ARN-LHR-EWR 1:15h at LHR (J connecting to F)
Without delay shouldn't be a problem (hand luggage only) but a summer storm could delay the JFK departure etc. j would feel good to know BA would have a possible way allowing me to still make my connection )
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Normally I wouldn't but the outwards leg has the risk of getting delayed by summer weather events (we have sometimes nasty winds there at the east coast ... not as high as in Chicago etc when a storm hits but enough for delays. And the next flight to hannover is many hours later .... coming back is less of a problem as getting back to the NYC area is easy.
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Normally I wouldn't but the outwards leg has the risk of getting delayed by summer weather events (we have sometimes nasty winds there at the east coast ... not as high as in Chicago etc when a storm hits but enough for delays. And the next flight to hannover is many hours later .... coming back is less of a problem as getting back to the NYC area is easy.
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