Trip report - Barbados (BGI) to London Gatwick (LGW) - BA 777 F
Jul 31, 2009, 5:25 pm
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Thanks for your feedback and the very useful information wrt the Jet Centre. Ultimately on this particular trip I would still have sacrificed visiting the Jet Centre in order to spend more time with my relative.
You've convinced me to give it a go on my next trip though. I now have enough miles to do a J-F MFU ^
The Jet Centre is actually listed under the check-in section of the e-ticket itinerary, however it is easily missed.
You've convinced me to give it a go on my next trip though. I now have enough miles to do a J-F MFU ^
The Jet Centre is actually listed under the check-in section of the e-ticket itinerary, however it is easily missed.
If on your next trip you were being seen off by a relative again and wanted to spend time chilling at the airport, you could always drop your luggage at the airport's First check-in desk then head over to the Jet Centre, allowing ample time for the departure.
I wasn't aware that the Jet Centre is listed under the check-in section of the e-ticket itinerary, so thanks for pointing that out!
The Jet Centre did feature on BA.com up until about 2006. I read about the launch in the Sunday Times travel supplement. Later that year [2004], we flew CW to BGI and were given a leaflet promoting it when the immigration forms were being handed out. The following and subsequent years no leaflets were handed out on the outbound. We have bumped into quite a few fellow CW pax at out hotel over the past couple of years, and probably half of them have been unaware of this facility, possibly due to lack of communication/promotion.
One other positive point about using the First departures lounge that I forgot to mention is you are allowed to leave the lounge to go outside. However, for security reasons you are not permitted to leave the forecourt area/front of building [probably so they can monitor you on CCTV]. When you re-enter the reception you literally walk through security again.
Finally, if you decide to to use the lounge and time permits for some duty free shopping, they will arrange for a driver to escort you over and back again.
Enjoy!