London Banter - View Single Post - Heathrow PRT pods now in service at last?

Graeme Wall · August 1st 11, 02:14 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.transport.air

On 01/08/2011 13:59, d wrote:
On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 13:46:43 +0100
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of long walks to the RER station. It took 2hr 35min from landing to
getting on the train, most spent in and around a very ugly building.

The 45 minute train ride was comparative bliss. ;-)

I'm glad we travelled on a Sunday and stayed an extra night. We would
have missed our deadline had we been on the Monday morning flight.

Agreed, Heathrow T5 is a pleasure to use, though as with any large
terminal, there can be a fair amount of walking to some gates. The
entire terminal is step-free, and that includes the HEx and Tube
stations. Like you, I actively dislike CDG, and T2 there is even worse
than the old T1 (though your experience seems to have been particularly
bad). I wonder why BA hasn't returned to T1 after the refurbishment?

You do realise that this is 2011 and theres a train that will take you
all the way from london to central paris? Why on earth would anyone fly there?

To catch a connecting flight perhaps.

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