Connection time at T5
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Connection time at T5
Looking at MAN-BOM in the New Year, BA website gives me 1 hour 5 minutes for the outbound connection at Heathrow, seems a little tight. Would I be better going direct from LHR? I don't think there's an earlier Manchester flight.
#2
Join Date: Jul 2008
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I've never actually done a connection at T5 but from what I've seen, and the general lay out of the terminal I can't see an hour being a problem at all.
However, I think you'll find there is an earlier flight, I assume you are looking at the 08:20 from MAN arriving 09:25 connecting to the 10:30 BOM flight. There is a 07:00 flight option from MAN which arrives at 08:10 giving you a very comfortable 2 hours 20 to connect.
Alterntively if you risk the 08:20 the worst that will happen is an 11 hour wait in the lounges for the 21:30 to BOM (assuming you are CW or EC Silver+ of course!)
However, I think you'll find there is an earlier flight, I assume you are looking at the 08:20 from MAN arriving 09:25 connecting to the 10:30 BOM flight. There is a 07:00 flight option from MAN which arrives at 08:10 giving you a very comfortable 2 hours 20 to connect.
Alterntively if you risk the 08:20 the worst that will happen is an 11 hour wait in the lounges for the 21:30 to BOM (assuming you are CW or EC Silver+ of course!)
#3
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My experience
I recently did a domestic-international connection in the early morning, and it took me 10 minutes from the time I stepped out of the aircraft until I was sipping champagne for breakfast in the lounge

#5
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Also don't forget the T-35 rule at T5, which means you need to be through FCC by 09:55 for a 10:30 departure.
IMHO you will struggle, so you may want to look at going down the day before.
#6
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As long as the 08:15 doesn't get too badly delayed that is! I use this route two or three times a week but nearly always on the BA 1385 which is currently at 07:15 . On the odd occasion when I have took the BA 1387 which is currently at 08:15 it has always been delayed I am afraid to say.
Also don't forget the T-35 rule at T5, which means you need to be through FCC by 09:55 for a 10:30 departure.
IMHO you will struggle, so you may want to look at going down the day before.
Also don't forget the T-35 rule at T5, which means you need to be through FCC by 09:55 for a 10:30 departure.
IMHO you will struggle, so you may want to look at going down the day before.
#7
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A wise decision and at least you remove all the stress from that part of your journey. I never trust connections any more and always prefer to travel down the day/night before and that way I can then choose how early I want to arrive at the terminal the next day.