MarkP24

Thanks! 8:30 AM isn't available now, but that can always change.

bmwe92fan

I took the 10pm flight this week -- we were delayed about an hour but the flight went out fine -- as they most always do! I know it's hard -- try not to stress too much about it there -- are hourly flights up until 11pm. As the others pointed out the day flight is also my favorite -- there is a caveat however -- if that flight takes a delay it can get dicey quickly as flights are not allowed to land at Heathrow past a certain time (IIRC 11:30pm, reopening for arrivals at 6am)-- so if the delay carries on too long they will have to cancel -- and you will then be on a red eye anyways. Fortunately it has been pretty reliable and to is by far the best option to me -- especially for business travel (which is the majority of my travel to the UK)....

tarheelnj

I'm thinking of options to get there same day, rather than wait all day for accommodation on an evening flight. Isn't NYC-LHR the only route to Europe with a same-day arrival? If so, then an indirect option through Europe will still end up next day. If these are paid J tickets, maybe you have a better case.

757FO

Have a good trip. I'm sure the CA for august will be great, but he won't be me!

manstein58

August is usually worst for storms

econ

There’s an IAD-LHR day flight, but would have to take an even earlier EWR flight that morning to connect to it. Highly improbable there would be 4 J seats remaining though.

bmwe92fan

Yes - especially since it's a fauxlaris flight on a 757....

MarkP24

Thanks! According to Flight Aware the 10 PM was only canceled once in the last 3 months, so it seems like a pretty safe bet, but who knows.....

Are you EWR based?

I hope not.....

The IAD- LHR doesn't seem to be a good option due to the need for an additional flight (I like going nonstop if at all possible, as the more flights, the more chance for IRROPS), and the Fauxlaris on the 757's

757FO

YEP, sure am.

MarkP24

Nice, so we've probably met before

Which flight would you choose for a party of 4? I'm leaning toward the 7 PM as it's early enough in the evening.

PsiFighter37

Hard to say. I would imagine that EWR-LHR is a flight that would be prioritized to depart relatively close to on-time (say, vs. a UAX flight that will get delayed when bad weather happens). If you want a nicer (i.e. less crowded) airport experience, later is probably better. But I have historically tried to take the earlier flights in the evening to LHR because, at least in the past (i.e. pre-pandemic times), clearing immigration in Terminal 2 at LHR could be brutal if you did not get gifted the FastPass by being in Polaris.

MarkP24

Thanks! Very helpful!

PsiFighter37

No problem! What my wife and I used to do: race off the plane in front of everyone else (who was sleep-deprived / jet-lagged like we were), get to the front of immigration line quickly, get through fast, and then hit the Priority Pass arrivals lounge after customs/baggage claim to shower up, grab some grub, and hop on the Heathrow Express. There is so much terminal to get through that hustling at that hour (when no one was there) was a slam-dunk way of getting through the line fast. But I would only recommend it if you have access to a shower at the end of the journey!

halls120

When I was flying out of IAD headed for LHR, I always chose the morning departure for the same reasons. IAD ops are simply a mess late in the day when T-storms move in.

ani90

I would imagine in this scenario EWR-LHR gets delayed and UAX gets cancelled!

FastTrack on entry is virtually non existent post-pandemic. Most in Polaris end up in same long line for e-gates or the line to see an officer if young children or not qualifying passport.