Connections in LHR terminal 5
Mar 17, 2024, 9:24 am
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Connections in LHR terminal 5
I am flying business class, midweek in June, into LHR from NY/JFK on flight BA0174 landing at 6:55 am and then connecting to BA0346 to Nice at 9:15 am. The scheduled layover is 2 hours and 20 minutes. All luggage is checked thru
1. Since this is a busy time of day, how long should it realistically take me to get thru security, etc?
2. Since both flights are in terminal 5, will I be able to spend any time in the BA business class lounge?
3 Are the lounges close enough to relax to be able to board in time?
4 Will I be able to use fast track for security or are the E gates a better choice?
1. Since this is a busy time of day, how long should it realistically take me to get thru security, etc?
2. Since both flights are in terminal 5, will I be able to spend any time in the BA business class lounge?
3 Are the lounges close enough to relax to be able to board in time?
4 Will I be able to use fast track for security or are the E gates a better choice?
Last edited by whenzuc; Mar 17, 2024 at 11:10 am Reason: Added a question
Mar 17, 2024, 10:17 am
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I am flying business class, midweek in June, into LHR from NY/JFK on flight BA0174 landing at 6:55 am and then connecting to BA0346 to Nice at 9:15 am. The scheduled layover is 2 hours and 20 minutes. All luggage is checked thru
1. Since this is a busy time of day, how long should it realistically take me to get thru security, etc?
1. Since this is a busy time of day, how long should it realistically take me to get thru security, etc?
2. Since both flights are in terminal 5, will I be able to spend any time in the BA business class lounge?
3 Are the lounges close enough to relax to be able to board in time?
In the unlikely event its a B or C gate then its 10 to 15 minutes-ish to the gates from the A lounges, or use the lounge in B.
the flyertalk t5 connection guide :
A Guide to Connecting at LHR T5
Last edited by scottishpoet; Mar 17, 2024 at 10:22 am
Mar 17, 2024, 12:28 pm
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i too would just use the transit route unless i find a huge q to enter the transit area. Normally i do not see a lot of difference between the 2 routes.
The last few times i have gone through transit security i have sailed through. My 30 minute estimate to get from plane into departures includes about 10 minutes for security, just in case. If things line up well on the day its 15 minutes from leaving the plane to departure area, so 30 minutes from touchdown
Mar 17, 2024, 1:28 pm
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Security is a separate process