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LHR - Construction On Terminal 3?

Andie007 From Germany, joined Jun 2000, 817 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 970 times:

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More constructions an London Heathrow?
I thought that T5 was the only construction area.

It it a new extension of Terminal 3?

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VirginFSM From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 966 times:

Yeah, its the A380 pier. 4 stands that take either 1 A380 each OR two A32x types side by side!

Cheers

VirginFSM

Andie007 From Germany, joined Jun 2000, 817 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 960 times:

Woooow - Great.

Thanks for the quick answer, VirginFSM.

RayChuang From United States, joined Jun 2000, 7113 posts, RR: 9
Reply 3, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 850 times:

I was reading about this in a British aviation magazine and I was pretty impressed how they would implement this. But one thing though: will the new gates at Terminal 3 support dual-level jet bridges?

BananaBoY From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 1207 posts, RR: 41
Reply 4, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 767 times:

Quoting RayChuang (Reply 3):
I was reading about this in a British aviation magazine and I was pretty impressed how they would implement this. But one thing though: will the new gates at Terminal 3 support dual-level jet bridges?

I believe so, or at least some gates will. There is a lot of expansion planned for T3, not in small part due to the need to fully seperate arriving and departing passengers, something which is not happening at present.

Mark

All my life, I've been kissing, your top lip 'cause your bottom one's missing

TinPusher007 From United States, joined Feb 2005, 944 posts, RR: 3
Reply 5, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 753 times:

Isn't LHR going to be an A380 mecca? Are four stands going to be enough?

"Flying isn't inherently dangerous...but very unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity or neglect."

Glom From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2257 posts, RR: 11
Reply 6, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 742 times:

I think it's the satellite from LGW south terminal that was retrofitted to this end. Before, when you disembark, you travel through the departure area to the monorail. I think the last time I was there, they put in a glass wall round the circumference for arriving passengers.

B742 From Spain, joined Mar 2005, 3709 posts, RR: 25
Reply 7, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 735 times:

So who will get to use those gates first? SQ,VS,QR,EK,TG...?

Will the gates on be for a single airline eg. VS or for mixed airlines?

Rob!

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Glom From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2257 posts, RR: 11
Reply 8, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 719 times:

Depends on who's paying for them I guess. I would imagine that only the airlines that intend to use the A380 would be paying for upgrades to accomodate it else it wouldn't be fair.

DCA-ROCguy From United States, joined Apr 2000, 3839 posts, RR: 53
Reply 9, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 691 times:

Isn't LHR going to be an A380 mecca? Are four stands going to be enough?

There will be some A380 stands at T5, and at least two gates at T4 will be modified for the A380 as well.

Jim

Richard28 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2003, 1409 posts, RR: 8
Reply 10, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 601 times:

Quoting Glom (Reply 8):
Depends on who's paying for them I guess. I would imagine that only the airlines that intend to use the A380 would be paying for upgrades to accomodate it else it wouldn't be fair.

I understand everyone pays for improvements - not just airlines who benefit.

A good example is T5 which is being paid for, essentially, by all airlines, not just BA.

TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 285 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 595 times:

Quoting BananaBoY (Reply 4):
the need to fully separate arriving and departing passengers, something which is not happening at present.

Having flown back into LHR T3 Monday night I can confirm there is certainly no segregation of arriving and departing passengers at present.

Glom From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 2257 posts, RR: 11
Reply 12, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 588 times:

Quoting Richard28 (Reply 10):
A good example is T5 which is being paid for, essentially, by all airlines, not just BA.

T5 is a little different because by moving BA ops to T5, others will inherit the remainder of the airport. I remember something about NZ refusing to pay for upgrades to accomodate the A380 that would only benefit their competitors.

StevenUhl777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 559 times:

Quoting Andie007 (Reply 2):
Woooow - Great

Or, another way of saying it....F-WWOW!!!! (reg. of 1st A380)

LHRCS From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 23 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 499 times:

Quote:
TimRees (Reply 11)
Having flown back into LHR T3 Monday night I can confirm there is certainly no segregation of arriving and departing passengers at present.

Not trying to be smart but Pier 5 is segregated, admittedly its the only bit that is at the moment.

TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 285 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 392 times:

Quoting LHRCS (Reply 14):
Not trying to be smart but Pier 5 is segregated

OK...I flew into/out of Pier 6 with SK. I flew out/in Pier 5 with GF a few weeks ago but have to admit, despite noticing that that the pier was fairly newly refubished, didn't spot passengers mixing in/outbound. It was very obvious that this happened though in Pier 6 and 7 as we kept crossing paths!

TinPusher007 From United States, joined Feb 2005, 944 posts, RR: 3
Reply 16, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 295 times:

Quoting Glom (Reply 12):
T5 is a little different because by moving BA ops to T5, others will inherit the remainder of the airport. I remember something about NZ refusing to pay for upgrades to accomodate the A380 that would only benefit their competitors.

Who will occupy T4, once BA moves to its new home?

"Flying isn't inherently dangerous...but very unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity or neglect."

TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 285 posts, RR: 1
Reply 17, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 276 times:

Quoting TinPusher007 (Reply 16):
Who will occupy T4, once BA moves to its new home?

This subject has been discussed quite a lot recently in the forum. Try searching for the threads. It seems that to some extent the jury is still out but VS are keen to stay put.

TimRees From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2001, 285 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (4 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 283 times:

Quoting TimRees (Reply 17):
Who will occupy T4, once BA moves to its new home?

Sorry...misread...thought you meant T3...VS us T3 of course..!

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