Sflaflight From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 1182 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2262 times:
Flying MIA-MXP on 24 Nov 09 and for the first time transitting LHR from AA term 3 into the new Term 5for a BA (AA codeshare) flight.. Question is: What does this transfer involve? I assume AA will check me in all the way to MXP fronm MIA. Upon landing at LHR will I have to pass British immigration and customs or just immigration. Will I not have to claim bags. I know I will have to take the Heathrow Express (free I gather from reading BAA's web page) to Terminal 5 where I have to reclear security. I'm assuming there is no sterile connection from AA terminal 3 to BA terminal 5.
Also, my layover at LHR is 3 hours. If the connection involves clearing Bcustoms/immigrationWill I be able to walk around the central terminal area to visit it to see the progression of the remodelings to term 1 and 2?
I'm not sure about that??
My understanding is that when you arrive at T3 you'll go to the connections center and then you'll catch a bus to T5....I stand to be corrected though!
Meristem From United States of America, joined Jun 2009, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 2238 times:
From Heathrow's site.... Plan on 2 hours for the full transfer. Here's the URL:
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21481 posts, RR: 24 Reply 4, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 2222 times:
Quoting Sflaflight (Thread starter): I'm assuming there is no sterile connection from AA terminal 3 to BA terminal 5.
Yes there is. You can connect between all LHR terminals without clearing immigration/customs. There is only an additional security check. Just follow the "Flight Connections" signs for T5.
Sflaflight From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 1182 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (3 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2169 times:
Cool, thanks all! I had a feeling LHR connection was going to be worse than that. Also, great news on the bus connection. Makes it much easier!
Quoting Airbuseric (Reply 1):
Missing baggage... (at least, that's what I got from connecting AA to BA (JFK-LHR-AMS)
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