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On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 13:46:43 +0100
"Recliner" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote in message

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?

I can't speak for Bruce, but it so happens that for some people, LHR
(like other London airports) is more convenient than StP. And not
everyone wants to go to Gare du Nord. But, in general, it's true that
significantly more people use the train on that route than fly, though
about a quarter still do fly.