Landside to Galleries First?
Apr 1, 2008, 10:26 am
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Landside to Galleries First?
Hi,
I'm doing my first CE flight out of T5 on Monday.
Handluggage only, OLCI and PYOBP (BA Gold status).
I've tried the BA site and their dedicated T5 site, but find it a bit unclear on how to proceed from arriving at the terminal and on to Galleries First.
Do I go to the south end of the check in area and then through a fast track security?
Does this bypass the 'shopping experience' and let you go straight to the lounge, or does one have to trapse all around the shops first?
bjorns
I'm doing my first CE flight out of T5 on Monday.
Handluggage only, OLCI and PYOBP (BA Gold status).
I've tried the BA site and their dedicated T5 site, but find it a bit unclear on how to proceed from arriving at the terminal and on to Galleries First.
Do I go to the south end of the check in area and then through a fast track security?
Does this bypass the 'shopping experience' and let you go straight to the lounge, or does one have to trapse all around the shops first?
bjorns
Apr 1, 2008, 10:38 am
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Apr 1, 2008, 11:08 am
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Probably a little longer walk though.
As you go through security the lounges are in the buildings to your right. Unless you are going to the Concorde room, which is the door off to the right after security, you turn left after finishing with security.
Head straight on until you see some escalators going down to the level below. Once off these turn around and walk back up to about where security is above you and there is a set of escalators going up that will deposit you outside the entrance to the First Galleries.
If you take the escalators up another level you will be at the non F Galleries whatever that is called these days.
As you go through security the lounges are in the buildings to your right. Unless you are going to the Concorde room, which is the door off to the right after security, you turn left after finishing with security.
Head straight on until you see some escalators going down to the level below. Once off these turn around and walk back up to about where security is above you and there is a set of escalators going up that will deposit you outside the entrance to the First Galleries.
If you take the escalators up another level you will be at the non F Galleries whatever that is called these days.
Apr 1, 2008, 11:43 am
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Probably a little longer walk though.
As you go through security the lounges are in the buildings to your right. Unless you are going to the Concorde room, which is the door off to the right after security, you turn left after finishing with security.
Head straight on until you see some escalators going down to the level below. Once off these turn around and walk back up to about where security is above you and there is a set of escalators going up that will deposit you outside the entrance to the First Galleries.
If you take the escalators up another level you will be at the non F Galleries whatever that is called these days.
As you go through security the lounges are in the buildings to your right. Unless you are going to the Concorde room, which is the door off to the right after security, you turn left after finishing with security.
Head straight on until you see some escalators going down to the level below. Once off these turn around and walk back up to about where security is above you and there is a set of escalators going up that will deposit you outside the entrance to the First Galleries.
If you take the escalators up another level you will be at the non F Galleries whatever that is called these days.
That will be Galleries Club then.
Regards
TBS
Apr 1, 2008, 12:03 pm
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Probably a little longer walk though.
As you go through security the lounges are in the buildings to your right. Unless you are going to the Concorde room, which is the door off to the right after security, you turn left after finishing with security.
Head straight on until you see some escalators going down to the level below. Once off these turn around and walk back up to about where security is above you and there is a set of escalators going up that will deposit you outside the entrance to the First Galleries. .
As you go through security the lounges are in the buildings to your right. Unless you are going to the Concorde room, which is the door off to the right after security, you turn left after finishing with security.
Head straight on until you see some escalators going down to the level below. Once off these turn around and walk back up to about where security is above you and there is a set of escalators going up that will deposit you outside the entrance to the First Galleries. .
Apr 1, 2008, 12:08 pm
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I think it is a pain in fact. Especially as when you come out of Fast Track you are only a few feet from the lounges, but still have to walk for 10-15 minutes, go down one escalator, and then go back up another, all to end up 50 feet from where you started.
A simple staircase or lift opposite the exit from South Fast Track would solve the problem, but I suppose it would bypass the shops!
A simple staircase or lift opposite the exit from South Fast Track would solve the problem, but I suppose it would bypass the shops!
Apr 1, 2008, 1:01 pm
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I think it is a pain in fact. Especially as when you come out of Fast Track you are only a few feet from the lounges, but still have to walk for 10-15 minutes, go down one escalator, and then go back up another, all to end up 50 feet from where you started.
A simple staircase or lift opposite the exit from South Fast Track would solve the problem, but I suppose it would bypass the shops!
A simple staircase or lift opposite the exit from South Fast Track would solve the problem, but I suppose it would bypass the shops!
Apr 1, 2008, 4:57 pm
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And that's before they've refunded everybody their departure/landing tax for the fracas at T5..
Apr 2, 2008, 7:58 am
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While I agree that the elongated route is a bit of a pain, you must be a very slow walker! I don't see how it could take more than 5 mins, even at a leisurely pace.