NewtonsLaw

DXB T2 is absolutely nothing to write home about. I'm sure Tim doesn't spend much time there, but that's the benchmark for EK at LHR.

USA_flyer

T3 needs pulling down and redeveloping.

T5 and T2 are world class terminals.

Not been to T4 in many years but it wasn't that good last time i used it.

So Sir Tim has half a point.

worldiswide

Slightly off topic but same theme. We flew into Barcelona last month and thought ..are we in a third world country but then quickly said to ourselves Asia and Mid East airports are in their own league.

Have flown through LHR dozens of times through all terminals more in T3 so I'm with everyone on this thread. The most difficult part of LHR is transfers especially after 10pm and figuring out the right hotel if you have an overnight.

Egate entry has helped and the dreaded security lines and review of liquid items is getting a little better and less onerous.

returnoftheyeti

Came looking for a thread about Heathrow T3. Its…bad, very bad.

We came in through a cramped security queue, into the duty free area. Went left to the lounges. Now the state of lounges is not the airport’s problem directly, but lets just say the gate lice have now moved to the lobby of Priority Pass lounges.

Walking down the hall to the Aspire lounge my wife asked “Are we in LaGuardia?” Its..shabby to say the least. Whatever

Aspire lounge restrooms are closed (...?) so use the public ones in the hall, across from the EK lounge. Its dark, smelly and the floor is nasty.

I had no interest in the food in the lounge, so I figured I’d just grab a cheeseburger or similar on the way to the gate, or some snacks, or something. I was wrong, so very wrong. Leave the lounge, back down the dark, low ceiling hallway. Down a moving walkway. Now down a narrow, sad hallway to my gate. We never passed a restaurant, much less a shop selling snacks or coffees or anything.

Now I am sure we could have backtracked towards where you exit duty free and found something. But the hallways to the gates? Hell no, that place needs to be burned to the ground.

JapesUK

Please never use the T5 tunnels

USA_flyer

As I said, T3 is not representative of Heathrow in total. T5 and T2 are world class.

GregWTravels

The plan is to tear down terminal 3, leaving 2 (Heathrow East) and 5 (Heathrow West) as toasters. Though this was based on the 3rd runway, so don't know as that is in perpetual limbo whether the demolition of T3 is still in the cards.

USA_flyer

Heathrow desperately needs a 3rd runway AND a 3rd redeveloped terminal.

Internaut

If he thinks T3 at LHR is bad, he should perhaps consider not bothering to fly into MAN T1.

worldiswide

And a loosening of curfews since you can't fly into lhr for almost a quarter of the click/day?

USA_flyer

Nah. People gotta sleep ssometime.

I love aeroplanes but I think even for me the whoosh of jet engines will get boring after 2am

SQTraveller

I think both lack of private investment and failure of the government to back the airport has been a cause of this situation.

If you look at the good Mid East and Asian airports, there's often very good chance the governments are the airport owners (either a major shareholder or completely)

enviroian

I use T3 often, a few times T5. T3 is easy when traveling with no luggage. Up the escalator from the underground mole tunnels or whatever Heathrow calls them, walk in the front doors, up the escalator to fast track and then over to the AA club before my AA departure to the USA. The only thing I find very annoying is I have to wade through the people sitting down between exiting security and getting to the club.

T5 sucks. Getting from the galleries club (whatever that one is with the horse) over to my departing flight via 83 escalators and then a train that takes forever is painful.

Silver Fox

Wash your mouth out with soap and water! You'll open Pandora's box if you're not careful!

UKtravelbear

As a regular LHR visitor I'm surprised you're not aware of the tunnels you can walk from 5A to get to 5B and 5C