Nightmares at LHR

[Princess Fiona]

Unless LHR has segregated terminals for international and domestic like Australia, or at least segregated segments within those terminals, they can never have Australian style outbound immigration checks.

It's actually a bit backwards that we still do it IMO. You can get the data easily from the airlines, works in the US.

Up until a few years ago they had some nominal desk which was invariably not manned at T3 just inside security.
Nothing at all at any airport now.

 

[scoobs214]

Has anyone flown into T3 recently on Finnair? Or any airline other than BA? Do you get your luggage straight away or is it a few days weight in T3 as well like T5?

 

[porterble]

I flew in to T3 on QF1 3 weeks ago. Luggage looked like this.



I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.

Edit: picture is upside down as it’s on the wrong side of the world…

 

[jb747]

Oh, I thought they'd repealed gravity as a fuel saving measure.

 

[scoobs214]

I flew in to T3 on QF1 3 weeks ago. Luggage looked like this.

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I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.

Edit: picture is upside down as it’s on the wrong side of the world…

So nothing too crazy then...
Better invest in that air tag. Thanks @porterble

 

[RooFlyer]

Oh, I thought they'd repealed gravity as a fuel saving measure.

Gravity enhancement?

 

[Denali]

I know we're down under and in a different hemisphere but didnt realise it was literal opposite

 

[AIRwin]

Has anyone flown into T3 recently on Finnair? Or any airline other than BA? Do you get your luggage straight away or is it a few days weight in T3 as well like T5?

I didn't have to wait for my checked baggage on EK...

 

[drron]

Picture is just an iphone doing what it does when posting photos some times is my bet.

 

[scoobs214]

I didn't have to wait for my checked baggage on EK...

That's good news...hopefully it gets better and better by September with the pax cap

 

[Tejas]

just as a heads up for anyone thinking of buying airtags - i brought some from the apple store last week and they only had 4 of the 4 packs left. no singles. i also got the last pack of the belkin keyring holders.

as soon as i asked for them the next question from the salesperson was "where am i travelling to" as travllers have been snapping them up to track bags

 

[SYD]

just as a heads up for anyone thinking of buying airtags - i brought some from the apple store last week and they only had 4 of the 4 packs left. no singles. i also got the last pack of the belkin keyring holders.

as soon as i asked for them the next question from the salesperson was "where am i travelling to" as travllers have been snapping them up to track bags

Just go online and do a collect. It will tell you if there ready for immediate pick up or at worst, next day from what I can see in most SYD locations. Note to self, I still haven’t bought mine…

 

[OATEK]

LHR T5 was about 30mins from scanning BP to entry to the Galleries lounge (ca 15:00hrs) today 9/8/22.

 

[AIRwin]

LHR T5 was about 30mins from scanning BP to entry to the Galleries lounge (ca 15:00hrs) today 9/8/22.

Fast Track lane?

 

[OATEK]

Fast Track lane?

No, general entry. Busy, but no different to SYD when we left. What's more, we checked in our 2 main bags, and one cabin bag (the latter at their request as a full flight) at 9am, for a flight at 8:30pm to MAN. All 3 bags arrived safely at MAN with us, a wait of about 20-30mins for them to appear. Whew!!!

 

[kelvedon]

Came across this article in CNN travel (compiled from FlightAware data) listing the 10 worst airports for delays in the 8 weeks prior to 19th July.

1. Toronto Pearson International Airport (Canada): 52.5%
2. Frankfurt Airport (Germany): 45.4%
3. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France): 43.2%
4. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands): 41.5%
5. London Gatwick Airport (United Kingdom): 41.1%
6. Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom): 40.5%
7. Munich Airport (Germany): 40.4%
8. Athens International Airport (Greece): 37.9%
9. Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (Australia): 34.2%
10. Orlando International Airport (United States): 33.4%
Rankings are from FlightAware data from May 26 to July 19.

These airports are the world's worst for delays and cancellations this summer

Travel demand is back, and airports are struggling with the crush of passengers. These airports have been the hardest-hit by delays and cancellations.

edition.cnn.com

 

[porterble]

Picture is just an iphone doing what it does when posting photos some times is my bet.

I prefer my explanation

Just go online and do a collect. It will tell you if there ready for immediate pick up or at worst, next day from what I can see in most SYD locations. Note to self, I still haven’t bought mine…

This is what I did, next day delivery to the post office near work. Came from a Sydney warehouse, and no stock in any Melbourne Apple store.

Came across this article in CNN travel (compiled from FlightAware data) listing the 10 worst airports for delays in the 8 weeks prior to 19th July.

1. Toronto Pearson International Airport (Canada): 52.5%
2. Frankfurt Airport (Germany): 45.4%
3. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France): 43.2%
4. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands): 41.5%
5. London Gatwick Airport (United Kingdom): 41.1%
6. Heathrow Airport (United Kingdom): 40.5%
7. Munich Airport (Germany): 40.4%
8. Athens International Airport (Greece): 37.9%
9. Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (Australia): 34.2%
10. Orlando International Airport (United States): 33.4%
Rankings are from FlightAware data from May 26 to July 19.

These airports are the world's worst for delays and cancellations this summer

Travel demand is back, and airports are struggling with the crush of passengers. These airports have been the hardest-hit by delays and cancellations.

edition.cnn.com

Can confirm that FRA, MUC, SYD, and LHR have all been terrible so far this year.

 

[docjames]

I prefer my explanation

This is what I did, next day delivery to the post office near work. Came from a Sydney warehouse, and no stock in any Melbourne Apple store.

Can confirm that FRA, MUC, SYD, and LHR have all been terrible so far this year.

It is somewhat airline dependant (And flight density dependant too i guess).

Eg.
FRA/EK nil issues.

FRA/LH - lots of cancellations/delays.

 

[I love to travel]

Arrived LHR from CDG 5 minutesearly. . 1.40 has from landing to baggage being in my hand. Not complaining though as baggage arrived.

 

[mrsterryn]

Considering this is a “frequent Flyer” forum, I seriously have to question why anyone needs to check luggage at all?

May I ask why ?
Pre covid husband and I had quite a few flights per year always with checked. Our trips are holidays not work and rarely together