In message , at 21:34:25
on Fri, 27 Apr 2012, redcat remarked:
My excitement is cooling. Look what just popped up:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/tr...s-at-airport-h
urt-Britains-reputation.html

No, it's no surprise -- except that this STILL hasn't been cleared up.
And if you say anything to the customs man, he replies as if he is from
another world. They never see a problem.

A lot of us Brits avoid Heathrow on principle, just like I expect others
avoid similarly overloaded airports like JFK.

It's always worth considering using a regional airport. Birmingham is
only 75 mins by train from London, compared to 60 mins for Heathrow. And
there are other bonuses, for example hotels "on campus" are much closer
to, and vastly cheaper than, ones at Heathrow, for those early morning
departures.
--
Roland Perry