Heathrow Terminal 2 is coming along nicely at the movement, with a target day of opening in 365 days time - 4th June 2014 according to a release by Star Alliance today. Star Alliance currently operates from T1, T3 and T4 at Heathrow, with the following splits: T1: Lufthansa, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Aeagan, United, US Airways, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, TAP Portugal, LOT, … [Read more...]
Heathrow Rewards to come into existence… With free Wifi at Heathrow
It seems some sense has finally arrived at London Heathrow Airport, with FREE WiFi Internet Access coming to the airport. Visitors to Heathrow will get 45 minutes of access for nothing. Those who are on the "New" Heathrow Rewards programme (the old BAA WorldPoints programme) will get double that - 90 minutes of WiFi access. Access starts on the 1st June - Saturday, when the … [Read more...]
So calm you’ll sail through… Hmm… I doubt that…
Well that was the most painful transfer at LHR ever. What was meant to be a quick 20 transfer turned into a 60 minute affair thanks to a catalogue of errors. First up, a 40 minute delay due to high winds. Not ideal, but I'll live with it. The bus that was meant to connect with the plane T1 didn't make it - so it was transfer via Flight Connection Centre. For those of you … [Read more...]
New LHR T2 continues apace… but where are some airlines ending up?
London Heathrow T2. For some of you, you'll have flashbacks to the Europa Terminal as it used to be called. Well, that's all changed as the new Heathrow T2 is nearing completion. Roof of the new LHR T2 - Image BAA. Well to no-one's surprise, T2 will be the home of Star Alliance with plans for all Star Alliance airlines who operate in and out of Heathrow to move into … [Read more...]
ORDXII – closing in on the end of a trip
Well the trip is coming to an end. Thankfully, I made the early coach - with an emergency bag consolidation exercise. Homeward bound. More later with the ultra quick trip report... And the full monster to come... … [Read more...]
