T5 security Monday 12 july [no First Wing or Fast Track]
Jul 12, 2021, 3:36 am
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T5 security Monday 12 july [no First Wing or Fast Track]
Anyone traveling today be aware no first wing security and no fast track security at T5 as of 10:30 this morning
security is going to be a slow process
security is going to be a slow process
Jul 12, 2021, 3:39 am
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Jul 12, 2021, 3:57 am
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Utter chaos at LHR T5 this morning. First the baggage system overheated resulting in a 40 min delay for me and then the horrendous queue for security. Apparently 126 BAA staff told to isolate by the NHS app, and sent home.
most flights at T5 are being delayed!!!!
most flights at T5 are being delayed!!!!
Jul 12, 2021, 4:11 am
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In the first 6 months of this year LHR handled 10% of its normal pre pandemic passengers numbers, just 3.8 million.
leaving aside why 3.8 million were travelling in the midst of this catastrophe, how can Heathrow expect passenger confidence to return when daily we are told of chaos on arrival or departure.
given the restricted nature of travel still, it is entirely possible to wait in queues at LHR for longer than the flying time to distant parts of Europe. It is simply not good enough
leaving aside why 3.8 million were travelling in the midst of this catastrophe, how can Heathrow expect passenger confidence to return when daily we are told of chaos on arrival or departure.
given the restricted nature of travel still, it is entirely possible to wait in queues at LHR for longer than the flying time to distant parts of Europe. It is simply not good enough
Jul 12, 2021, 4:34 am
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I've already received 3 notifications from BA about my flight tomorrow morning, saying the airport will be busy, to check my bags in this evening and to arrive early.
BA and LHR have access to an extraordinary level of data about their predicted demand for any given day, segmented by number of passengers likely to arrive at T5 by hour - plus how many of them should have access to fast track services (which we have paid for, either by class of service or by having shovelled piles of cash their way over the years) - and which BA then pays LHR to provide. For them not to be able to then staff accordingly is really poor.
BA and LHR have access to an extraordinary level of data about their predicted demand for any given day, segmented by number of passengers likely to arrive at T5 by hour - plus how many of them should have access to fast track services (which we have paid for, either by class of service or by having shovelled piles of cash their way over the years) - and which BA then pays LHR to provide. For them not to be able to then staff accordingly is really poor.
Jul 12, 2021, 4:41 am
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Took over an hour to get through (in lounge now). Nicely socially distanced queue right up until the passport check desk where they forced everyone into a huge huddle, where we stayed for the next 30 mins or so. A complete shambles.
Jul 12, 2021, 5:06 am
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There seems no difference to the 'You need to Self-Isolate' display whether you have been legitimately ‘pinged' or done the DIY version above. You don’t even need to book a test either!
Of course, people would not do the ‘trick’ I mention above to get a few days off work (sometimes paid) …………………. would they?
Incidentally, the way to get rid of the ‘You must self-isolate for 10 days’ display is to either take a test and input a negative result – or simply delete the app and re-install it!
Jul 12, 2021, 5:11 am
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I wonder how many of them realised that if you open the NHS Test & Trace app, use the ‘check symptoms’ icon, and check any box that you are ‘suffering’ from one of the listed symptoms (fever, cough or loss of taste/smell) and put in the date, the app automatically tells you to self-isolate for 10 days!
There seems no difference to the 'You need to Self-Isolate' display whether you have been legitimately ‘pinged' or done the DIY version above. You don’t even need to book a test either!
Of course, people would not do the ‘trick’ I mention above to get a few days off work (sometimes paid) …………………. would they?
Incidentally, the way to get rid of the ‘You must self-isolate for 10 days’ display is to either take a test and input a negative result – or simply delete the app and re-install it!
There seems no difference to the 'You need to Self-Isolate' display whether you have been legitimately ‘pinged' or done the DIY version above. You don’t even need to book a test either!
Of course, people would not do the ‘trick’ I mention above to get a few days off work (sometimes paid) …………………. would they?
Incidentally, the way to get rid of the ‘You must self-isolate for 10 days’ display is to either take a test and input a negative result – or simply delete the app and re-install it!
Apparently the push notifications come back through between 15-30 mins after re-installing the app and the isolation requirement remains on the home screen in all its animated glory.
Apparently.
Jul 12, 2021, 5:26 am
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Apparently (so a friend tells me), deleting the app and re-installing doesn't clear the self-isolate notifications.
Apparently the push notifications come back through between 15-30 mins after re-installing the app and the isolation requirement remains on the home screen in all its animated glory.
Apparently.
Apparently the push notifications come back through between 15-30 mins after re-installing the app and the isolation requirement remains on the home screen in all its animated glory.
Apparently.
I then deleted the app and re-installed it yesterday, it shows as ‘all clear’ again on the iPhone app.
Not that I needed to take Monday (or any day) off – being retired I am off anyway!
Jul 12, 2021, 5:31 am
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FYI I arrived at T5 two hours and 15 minutes before my flight at 0900.
Jul 12, 2021, 5:41 am
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The Daily Mail are 'on the case' about the delays at T5 Security this morning:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ve-queues.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ve-queues.html
