Thursday, March 27, 2008

Conclusion on my Heathrow Terminal 5 experience

So it was Day 1 at T5 and overall it was a good experience right up to the point I got to the gate:


  • Very easy quick access from new underground station to Departures
  • Beautiful light and airy building, very spacious very modern
  • Security was so quick you could have blinked and missed it
  • Unexpected transfer required to Gate B and C area, but that was quick and efficient small train
  • Gate B, again very light and airy
  • Then this is where the problems started. A couple of flights departed on time then nothing happened, no announcements, nothing on informatiuon screens, lots of people milling about.
  • finally after an hour of nothing - I heard "Last call for BA flight to Dusseldorf!" - no warning, no gate number, nothing, then a big rush by everybody to get on board


So 10 out of 10 for design, flow, ease etc.

But 0 out of 10 for information and punctuality.

I am flying back tonight, so we will see how that goes

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