LHR T2: Opens 04 June 2014
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GrahamSmithMemberHeathrow held a press conference at Terminal 2 today. For more information, read our news story:
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/heathrow-terminal-2-to-open-in-one-year
Graham
4 Jun 2013
at 14:44
transtraxmanParticipantI have found two pages on the LHR site about the opening of T2 which will answer the inevitable questions “who and when”.
This first one indicates who and in which zone everybody will be situated(at the bottom of the page). I only question the presence of US Airways which should be passing to T3 when it becomes American Airlines.The second page is important since it indicates the transfer date of each airline.(This shows a lot of space will be freed up at T3 so I presume all BA flights in T1 will transfer to T3 though nothing has been said so far)
http://www.heathrowairport.com/flight-information/airline-moves
And just for reference this third is the page for airlines/terminals at the moment
http://www.heathrowairport.com/flight-information/which-terminal
6 Jun 2013
at 09:19
JordanDParticipantThanks for that transtraxman – appears that United (UA) have a two week window to have the terminal to itself before Air Canada, Air China and ANA join mid-June next year. Good to see LHR is taking a much more stepped approach to bringing flights across than was done at T5, leaving plenty of time to “step the systems up” and conduct snagging.
With regards BA’s move; I’d guess that there would be a refresh of some of the landside T3 facilities before they are moved in, which will be done probably in the same phases as airlines move out of T3.
6 Jun 2013
at 10:32
ImissConcordeParticipantLooks like Heathrow Airport plc are determined not to have a repeat of the T5 opening.
16 Jun 2013
at 10:02
Henkel.TrockenParticipantWe’ll see. I volunteered to take part in the T5 trials but long before it opened I was told I was not needed as all the systems had been tested and found to be functioning perfectly and therefore there was no need for further trials….
And we all know how right they got that.
16 Jun 2013
at 10:28
tiggerbrownParticipantI can understand volunteering for user trials (which I’ll be doing) but I can’t understand why anyone would be a permanent volunteer for Heathrow Airport – it’s not like you could stand around plane spotting all day!
16 Jun 2013
at 14:23
GreenScotParticipantI agree a step move is much better, as someone who also volunteered for T5 and was also told I wasn’t required and then experienced the problems a week after it open I wasn’t impressed. Much different experience now though.
Interesting I note that the page of airline moves only shows who is moving to T2. It doesn’t show what is happening to other non Star occupants of T1, ie. TAM, El Al and BA.
16 Jun 2013
at 18:16
Henkel.TrockenParticipantI think they are all headed for T3, BA certainly and as TAM is joining OW then that’s likely too. As LY are aligned to no one they will always be a misfit to I guess the answer is wherever their particular security requirements can be best met.
As for permanent volunteers at LHR, should these people not be employed as we are told it is such an important role? It seems very questionable to me. For the Olympics there was certainly a special role which was very well carried out across London but it’s hardly ongoing.
16 Jun 2013
at 18:23
MartynSinclairParticipantLooking at the structure from the T3 car park, it looks pretty impressive… September 2013..
13 Sep 2013
at 11:55
tiggerbrownParticipantAnyone else booked to attend Trial 5 – Passenger Drop Off?
13 Sep 2013
at 13:46
AnthonyDunnParticipant@ tiggerbrown – 13/09/2013 13:46 GMT
Just signed up to the T2 trials and await with interest to see what I get invited to – assuming that they don’t reject my application on the grounds of being a white, middle-aged, middle-class male…
13 Sep 2013
at 16:28
EllwoodParticipanttiggerbrown, I was very excited when they said the trials were now open but I will probably have to sneak out of the office to do this so I will try and hold off until there is something where there is more chance of going inside.
I don’t have an airside pass so presume these chances will be minimal for me but hopefully we will see one called “Check-in and go to Lounge Trial”!
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