bmwe92fan

I've done this exact route (from EWR) -- they can tag your bag to Athens and it will transfer automatically at LHR - no need to worry about immigration at all. Just make sure to print out your Aegean Itinerary to show transit security and follow the signs for connecting flights after landing. You will leave from the same terminal and have a long walk to transfit security after you land as UA arrives in the B part of Terminal 2 -- and Aegean typically leaves from the A part -- which is where you clear security - which is normally pretty empty depending on the time of day. I would leave at least 2 hours buffer between flights just in case thing get delayed a bit.... FYI if you don't have a BP for Aegean after you clear security there are transfer desks just to your right where you can get a BP -- otherwise you would have to get it at the gate....

travjks

Thanks so much. That�s incredibly helpful! My current flight connection would allow for 1 hr 40 mins connection time. I guess that�s a little bit tight? I will rethink it.

UAL250

It's a little risky on separate tickets. No need to worry about the bags as the other poster stated though. Aegean will have a transfer desk where you will show them your printed reservation and they will get the tickets for you there. I believe this is right after security in the A part of T2. I've done 1 hr 20 min or so at LHR a few times SAS->UA and made it (where I even had to go to the transfer desk despite it all being on one ticket). It is risky but it's up to you how much you're willing to risk having to rebook that second leg to Greece or there being no seats the rest of the day if you miss your plane. It is doable though IME.

ProfessorChaos

I'm flying SFO - LHR (UA) - DUB (Aer Lingus) on a single UA award ticket in June.

The original connection time in LHR was 1:40 hr, but Aer Lingus just changed their flight to make the connection 1:00.

How risky is that connection with checked luggage? I know 1:00 is the MCT, but the change makes this routing tighter than United will actually sell in the first instance. I could try to change the Aer Lingus flight to make the connection 2:40.

UAL250

I would personally try to switch it to the 2:40 option. 1 hour at LHR is too close for me personally.

PBAudit

Just completed a UA-LX connection. UA is in 2B and as I was taking the long walk to 2A, I saw a special lane for 2B connections, which was right before you turn right before the long tunnel to 2A. I tried to use this 2B to 2B connection lane to go directly to the United Club. I was denied as LX departs from 2A.
However I assume if I was on a connection to a carrier (i.e. TP) that left from 2B that I can use this shortcut and avoid the long to/from 2B/2A/2B. This clearly saves 20+ minutes.

PBAudit

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StuMcIlwain

Correct -- there is a special lane for 2B-2B connections that avoids the hike to 2A and back. It's easy to miss.

goodeats21

Wow. Been through LHR T2 a LOT and never noticed this. Have to keep an eye out on my next visit to see where it is.

Guess it has its own security screening station somewhere in the transit?

VRFast

Is this before transfer security? I thought they forced you through security before you could go anywhere else? I seem to remember security being in 2A somewhere, after the loooong tunnel? Who else flies out of 2B, other than UA that would need to do a 2B-->2B?

StuMcIlwain

Yes, it sends you to a small transfer security station in 2B. It's not always open, but when it is, it easily saves you 20 minutes of walking.
Most long-haul *A flights depart from 2B. For UA passengers, flights to Asia and Africa could be possible connections.

docbert

Do you know what constitutes a 2B-2B connection - a flight that normally leaves from 2B, or only one where they have actually published the departure gate as being 2B? For example, we all know that UA always departs from 2B, but the official answer is that it could be either 2A or 2B and isn't officially 2B until an hour or so before departure.

ani90

Some weeks ago there were staff directing people arriving from EWR to this area for Air Canada flight to Mumbai. You will walk past it anytime you arrive on UA flights - usually has red, rather than black, barrier tape.
I am not aware that the gates at 2A can take wide bodies? I assume they can then. Are they precedents of a transatlantic or Asian flight leaving from 2A?​​​​​​​

truncated

For TATL the AC flight to YHZ leaves from 2A every day but that's a 737MAX

cfischer

BOS-LHR-India ... seen that a few times ... guiding pax to the 2B transfer security checkpoint.