Jul 29, 2020, 4:12 pm
Last edit by: Genius1
WHAT'S OPEN IN T5?
Current to 14 January 2022. Changes from previous update in red where applicable.
Landside - Departures
Boots
Caffè Nero
Excess Baggage (both units in Zones B and F)
Excess Baggage Wrap
Kanishka Kitchen
Travelex
WHSmith (both units in Zones C and H) - including Post Office in WHSmith Zone H
Landside - Arrivals
Boots
Bradley Smith Hair Express Bar
Caffè Nero (both units North and South)
Costa Coffee
Excess Baggage
Hotel Reservations / Sim Local
Marks and Spencer
Travelex
WHSmith
Airside - T5A Upper Level
Accessorize
Boots
Dixons Travel
Giraffe
Glorious Britain
Gordon Ramsay Plane Food
Harrods
The Harry Potter Shop
The Macallan Boutique
Travelex
Wagamama
WHSmith
World Duty Free Tobacco
Airside - T5A Gate Level
Be Relax
Boots
Bottega Venetta
Bulgari
Burberry
Cartier
Case
Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar
Chanel
Dior
Dixons Travel
Fortnum & Mason
Gucci
Hermès
Hugo Boss
InMotion
Itsu
Kurt Geiger
Louis Vuitton
Orlebar Brown
Paul Smith
Pilots Bar & Kitchen
Prada
Pret a Manger (both Main and Express units)
Ray-Ban
Reiss
Rituals
Rolex
Smythson
Starbucks
Sunglass Hut
Ted Baker
The Crown Rivers (JD Wetherspoon)
Tiffany & Co.
Travelex
Watches of Switzerland
WHSmith (both North and South units)
WHSmith Bookshop
World of Whiskies
World Duty Free (all units - Collection, Main, North, Perfumerie)
Airside - T5B
Boots
Dixons Travel
Sim Local
Starbucks
Sunglass Hut
WHSmith
World Duty Free
Airside - T5C
Boots
Starbucks
WHSmith
World Duty Free
Airside - Arrivals
World Duty Free (both North and South units)
Current to 14 January 2022. Changes from previous update in red where applicable.
Landside - Departures
Boots
Caffè Nero
Excess Baggage (both units in Zones B and F)
Excess Baggage Wrap
Kanishka Kitchen
Travelex
WHSmith (both units in Zones C and H) - including Post Office in WHSmith Zone H
Landside - Arrivals
Boots
Bradley Smith Hair Express Bar
Caffè Nero (both units North and South)
Costa Coffee
Excess Baggage
Hotel Reservations / Sim Local
Marks and Spencer
Travelex
WHSmith
Airside - T5A Upper Level
Accessorize
Boots
Giraffe
Glorious Britain
Gordon Ramsay Plane Food
Harrods
The Harry Potter Shop
The Macallan Boutique
Travelex
Wagamama
WHSmith
World Duty Free Tobacco
Airside - T5A Gate Level
Be Relax
Boots
Bottega Venetta
Bulgari
Burberry
Cartier
Case
Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar
Chanel
Dior
Fortnum & Mason
Gucci
Hermès
Hugo Boss
InMotion
Itsu
Kurt Geiger
Louis Vuitton
Orlebar Brown
Paul Smith
Pilots Bar & Kitchen
Prada
Pret a Manger (both Main and Express units)
Ray-Ban
Reiss
Rituals
Rolex
Smythson
Starbucks
Sunglass Hut
Ted Baker
The Crown Rivers (JD Wetherspoon)
Tiffany & Co.
Travelex
Watches of Switzerland
WHSmith (both North and South units)
WHSmith Bookshop
World of Whiskies
World Duty Free (all units - Collection, Main, North, Perfumerie)
Airside - T5B
Boots
Sim Local
Starbucks
Sunglass Hut
WHSmith
World Duty Free
Airside - T5C
Boots
Starbucks
WHSmith
World Duty Free
Airside - Arrivals
World Duty Free (both North and South units)
COVID-19 and BA: Using Heathrow T5
Jul 14, 2020, 10:07 am
#121
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,174
Got a BA flight booked on an EI codeshare this weekend - departing from Terminal 2.
Has anyone passed through lately? If so - don't suppose you could share which T2 restaurants/cafes are open?
Wondering how I'm going to kill three hours without grabbing breakfast!
Has anyone passed through lately? If so - don't suppose you could share which T2 restaurants/cafes are open?
Wondering how I'm going to kill three hours without grabbing breakfast!
Jul 14, 2020, 10:53 am
#122
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,993
Jul 14, 2020, 11:05 am
#123
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,855
Three hours would be overkill, though plenty of people are turning up very early for flights, for some reason. Not appearing on the HAL list, but certainly open, is Léon, on the lower level, doing their All Day menu only, open from 07:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs. But as with T5 it's easier to get diamonds than coffee there.
Coffee, however, is a different kettle of fish!
Jul 14, 2020, 11:44 am
#125
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London
Programs: Sir Ratechaser Seigneur de la Patience d'un Saint (Mucci), BA Silver, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 2,570
I just stumbled upon this thread. If there is a lack of restaurants still in T5, then that is more than a bit irritating, especially if it persists into August when we're due to go on a longish band 4 in ET with just the complimentary crisps and biscuits onboard. Was hoping we could stock up with a hearty breakfast beforehand.
either that or we'll be taking it in turns to visit GC...
either that or we'll be taking it in turns to visit GC...
Jul 14, 2020, 1:34 pm
#127
Ambassador: Oneworld Alliance
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: LON
Programs: BA Gold (GGL), Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,215
Any info on T5 Pod parking? I checked with Heathrow twitter a week ago and was told it was open. Arrived to find it closed at 6.15 am, so had no choice but to use short term (£££££). They could have place a sign near the main roundabout with info.
Jul 14, 2020, 1:53 pm
#128
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold, *A Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 654
Theres a separate thread dedicated to T5 parking, although no real concrete info.
Jul 14, 2020, 3:48 pm
#129
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,112
Jul 14, 2020, 4:03 pm
#130
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 1,593
Jul 15, 2020, 5:09 am
#131
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,993
Jul 15, 2020, 6:57 am
#132
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Peterborough, UK
Programs: BA Silver; IHG Spire; Avis P+; Global Entry
Posts: 1,505
Yes i added the comment on the parking thread. I have noticed that they are taking T5 long term and POD parking bookings from the 1st September.
Jul 16, 2020, 12:38 pm
#133
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: UK
Programs: IC Hotels Spire, BA Gold
Posts: 8,670
Some observations arriving at T5 today. It is very, very quiet everywhere....until you get to the Immigration area and then it becomes a combination of farce and chaos. For some reason, the e-gates are not generally in use, no doubt because of the need to check by an officer that the on-line trace form has been correctly filled out. But as I think someone else pointed out, once the queue reaches a certain length...they just open the e-gates and the only checking of the trace form is HAL employee asking people, "have you filled the form in" (not actually checking) and if the person answers with a "yes" they are just let through. Seems a bizarre way to control the virus with the government having mentioned that track and trace is a cornerstone of control.
Having been in Italy for 2 weeks it is very different there in so many ways, nobody needs to be told to wear a mask, everyone just does it and if you forget, a member of the public will quickly remind you to put one on. The authorities are also very vigilant, in PSA airport today I had a croissant and coffee and forgot to put mine back on immediately afterwards and within 2 minutes an airport staff member was over to tell me.
Having been in Italy for 2 weeks it is very different there in so many ways, nobody needs to be told to wear a mask, everyone just does it and if you forget, a member of the public will quickly remind you to put one on. The authorities are also very vigilant, in PSA airport today I had a croissant and coffee and forgot to put mine back on immediately afterwards and within 2 minutes an airport staff member was over to tell me.
Jul 16, 2020, 2:35 pm
#134
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Cheltenham
Programs: KLM Plat for Life , BA Gold, HH Silver, (Other half Diamond), IHG Gold
Posts: 2,399
A similar story returning from Bologna today at 1310. It took 48 minutes in the EU/ UK queue to get to border control .
It was badly organised and a complete embarrassment in its failure to provide a safe and efficient service . People were getting hot and bothered and there was some shouting and ineffectual crowd management by border control.
What concerned me was that the system does not comply with government guidelines in respect of social distancing , it is impossible as you are constantly passing people well within 1 meter on either side . Through out my entire trip this was probably the riskiest bit of the journey . I had a delightful border agent who agreed and said she was terrified as they are not allowed to wear masks .
It was badly organised and a complete embarrassment in its failure to provide a safe and efficient service . People were getting hot and bothered and there was some shouting and ineffectual crowd management by border control.
What concerned me was that the system does not comply with government guidelines in respect of social distancing , it is impossible as you are constantly passing people well within 1 meter on either side . Through out my entire trip this was probably the riskiest bit of the journey . I had a delightful border agent who agreed and said she was terrified as they are not allowed to wear masks .