BA Terminal 5

Terminal 5, the newest addition to Heathrow. The whole terminal is taken up by British Airways and was opened, with fiasco, early last year. The wife and myself flew from T5 to New York in July last year and was both excited and apprehensive about departing from the new terminal. On arrival at T5, which is clearly signposted all the way in, you see a rather nice, elegant looking building. You also notice that it is very big. At seeing the size, I did worry about getting lost and being late for our flight, but this turneed out not to be the case. We walked into the entrance and you are in a very large check in area. There are a lot of desks ...  Read the complete review

* Review is written from the view of someone coming to T5 to pick up a passenger.* I came to T5 earlier this month to collect a friend off a transatlantic flight. I drove to the airport via the M4 and found that the terminal was well sign-posted. Although it felt convoluted to get to (roundabouts and bridges etc), I never once had a "where on earth am I going?!?" moment. It was quite clear. I followed the signs to the short stay carpark, which were also very clear. Considering it was a multi-story, the carpark felt as spacious and light as I imagine a multi-story can! Despite being lunchtime on a Monday morning, there were loads of empty ...  Read the complete review

A very smart and modern airport. With big TV screens for you to watch the news while waiting for your flight, definitely helps pass the time. There are plenty of shops and Gordon Ramsey restaurant. Check in is really easy, although easiest to do online there are lots of machines just in the entrance where you can check in or print off your boarding pass. Security like every British airport was thorough, shoes and belts etc to be taken off. May seem long winded but has to be done. Car parking was easy and they have smart machines that you can type in your car registration plate and it will locate your car. The airport is very easy to get to, and if coming along the M4, ...  Read the complete review

19 Years in the Making and £4 Billion!! That is the story of London Heathrow's terminal 5, from its initial design to its opening. So as someone who over the years has used Heathrow as my airport of choice for flying internationally I was quite looking forward to the prospect of flying out of there when I booked my Christmas vacation to England ( I now live overseas ) Terminal 5 is used exclusively by British Airways ( Naturally ) and is actually the largest free standing structure in the United Kingdom. As with everyone else I watched on the news and read in the newspapers the horror stories that started to emerge on its very ...  Read the complete review

On my recent pre-Christmas trip to New York I was very excited to be departing from Heathrow's Terminal 5. Despite the opening fiasco, from all of the positive marketing I'd been seeing in The London Paper from customers saying how great the whole T5 experience was, I was looking forward to a quick check in and lots of shopping. Only British Airways fly from T5, so if you're flying with a cheap package holiday (like I normally do!), you probably won't be seeing it! The building itself cost £4.3 billion to build and is very impressive - all sleek and glass and very modern looking. There is plenty of space for cars to drop off passengers (which is what we did ...  Read the complete review