heathrow connection

Nick-H · Aug 27th, 2009, 19:13

I'm confused.

Is it that nthGlas thought it left at 0935, but it actually leaves at 1330? If so, then the extra four hours leaves him with plenty of time to, err... shop!

Oh dear, it's only nine weeks since I was on that plane, and I don't remember... yes, it sounds about right; we came home as it was getting light, not in the middle of the night.

nycank · Aug 27th, 2009, 19:24

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

I'm confused.

Is it that nthGlas thought it left at 0935, but it actually leaves at 1330? If so, then the extra four hours leaves him with plenty of time to, err... shop!

The poster is not actually going - He was in his own words, on a fishing trip.

Nick-H · Aug 27th, 2009, 19:35

Damn, I was just working up to requesting a shipment of airport-duty-free 500grm toblerones!

I think he is travelling... just this series of posts is a fishing trip.

posts? fishing trip?

chAos · Aug 29th, 2009, 01:24

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

I suspect they handle transfers better than that. I remember seeing signs saying something like "If you are transferring to one of the following flights, panic". Or maybe it was "contact staff"

.

If it was not from the same terminal I'd say to add three buses to chAos's lifts and escalators

Panic sounds familiar.

You can suspect if you like, but I've done this particular deed 3 times in the past year, all in the same terminal

, and based on that, I'm guessing it might be a scramble. I think you could only make it if there are no hiccups in the system: the first flight isn't late, there aren't several other planes arriving at the same time so that the security lines are long, you don't turn left instead of right, that sort of thing.

nthGlas, this entire transfer is with hand luggage only, so it doesn't matter if you've checked something through or not. And they did check passports again at the gate at least once that I remember. (...to catch the people who wrote evil things in their passports between flights. Happens all the time, right?)

Good luck with it, and if you've got shopping time, do remember Nick's Toblerone.

nthGlas_Scotland · Sep 3rd, 2009, 02:30

Sorry nycank, but I was using the timings on the ba website for February 2010.
And thank you chAos, for providing a bit of feedbck regarding the new system at T5.

nycank · Sep 3rd, 2009, 17:28

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Originally Posted by nthGlas_Scotland

Sorry nycank, but I was using the timings on the ba website for February 2010.
And thank you chAos, for providing a bit of feedbck regarding the new system at T5.

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

They change the times of the Chennai flights fairly regularly. I suppose I don't fly that regularly, but it always seems a different time to me!

You are both correct.

Nick: BA is in deep trouble because of chaotic planning.
nthG: Since you had not mentioned the specific month, I picked recent dates.

Here is what BA has done viz BA035. Till October, they fly LHR-MAA in the afternoons 5 a week (x5) on 777 metal. In Nov they move it to x4 a week and move the flight to morning. Dec/Jan they change it to 930AM and up it to x5 week.

Nick-H · Sep 3rd, 2009, 19:40

For a time, it was seven times a week... then they cut back and also employed a smaller plane. I never remember the plane seven-something-something models, but it used to be the very big one, with wing tips, an upstairs, and a first-class cabin; now it is the big one, with no upstairs and no first class.

By the way; I had an email with a special offer of return to London, Business class, Rs.1,04,910, for that weekend only. I didn;t rush to get the credit card out.

Sep 3rd, 2009, 02:30	#35
nthGlas_Scotland Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow Cit, Scotland. Posts: 64	Sorry nycank, but I was using the timings on the ba website for February 2010. And thank you chAos, for providing a bit of feedbck regarding the new system at T5. Last edited by nthGlas_Scotland : Sep 3rd, 2009 at 02:32. Reason: Adding ty to chAos.

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Aug 27th, 2009, 19:13	#31
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	I'm confused. Is it that nthGlas thought it left at 0935, but it actually leaves at 1330? If so, then the extra four hours leaves him with plenty of time to, err... shop! Oh dear, it's only nine weeks since I was on that plane, and I don't remember... yes, it sounds about right; we came home as it was getting light, not in the middle of the night.

Aug 27th, 2009, 19:35	#33
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	Damn, I was just working up to requesting a shipment of airport-duty-free 500grm toblerones! I think he is travelling... just this series of posts is a fishing trip. posts? fishing trip?

Sep 3rd, 2009, 19:40	#37
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,203	For a time, it was seven times a week... then they cut back and also employed a smaller plane. I never remember the plane seven-something-something models, but it used to be the very big one, with wing tips, an upstairs, and a first-class cabin; now it is the big one, with no upstairs and no first class. By the way; I had an email with a special offer of return to London, Business class, Rs.1,04,910, for that weekend only. I didn;t rush to get the credit card out.