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Very long layover at London Heathrow T3
I have a very long (17 hours) layover at London Heathrow. I'll be arriving at terminal 3 and my connecting flight to LAX is also from terminal 3.
I arrive 20:00 hrs and depart 12:00 hrs (12 PM) the ...
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Meet a friend at Heathrow airport
I am travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid, with a three-hour layover at Heathrow Airport.
I would like to meet up with one of my close friends during the layover, but we will not be leaving the ...
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Skip Heathrow flight after passing security
A friend of mine is transiting through Heathrow Terminal 5 and they don't have a UK visa. In order to meet my friend, I am planning to book a cheap flight out of Terminal 5 around the same time my ...
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Long same-day layover at Heathrow T5
I am a US citizen and will be traveling in January to Israel. On my return, I might have a seven-and-a-half-hour layover at Heathrow T5. Would that be enough time to pass through His Majesty's Border ...
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Parcel delivery to LHR
Itinerary: ARN-LHR-CMB
Is it possible to have a parcel delivered to LHR? Into the transit zone?
I know security reasons are an issue, but they could just send it through an x-ray. Otherwise, I could ...
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Is 3 hours enough for a connection Swiss to Air Canada at London-Heathrow?
Are 3 hours enough time to change planes at London-Heathrow? Will I have to go through security again?
My first leg is Zurich to London-Heathrow (with Swiss) and my second leg is London-Heathrow to ...
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Is 2 hours 50 mins sufficient in Heathrow to connecting flight with different tickets and airlines
I am traveling from India (New Delhi) to Helsinki with a connecting flight at Heathrow, UK holding a resident visa for Finland. Unfortunately without prior knowledge I went and purchased two different ...
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Will British Airways check baggage through, despite an overnight layover at Heathrow?
I am considering flights on British Airways from one place to another in Europe, via London Heathrow (LHR). One itinerary has a 11-hour connection, from 21:00h the night before to 08:00h the next ...
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Mailing package at Heathrow during layover
I am flying Phoenix USA to Stockholm Sweden via Heathrow/LHR. I'll have ~4 hour layover (connecting flights both Finnair). My carry on will be a package I want to mail to Germany (2 vintage framed ...
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Do I need DATV to meet family at the Heathrow airport during my layover for a connecting flight? [duplicate]
I am travelling from India and have 7.5 hours of layover at Heathrow airport for my connecting flight to Canada. I am arriving on terminal 4 and connecting flight departs from terminal 2. In the ...
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Can I make this international connection at Heathrow Airport?
I am travelling from Germany to the USA and I have a 1h30m layover in Heathrow. I arrive at terminal 5 and leave at terminal 3. Originally I booked the ticket with no checked luggage, but now I am ...
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Is one hour between connecting flights at Heathrow Terminal 2 enough?
I have a flight from Dublin (DUB) to Houston (IAH) via Heathrow (LHR) Terminal 2. First flight is on Aer Lingus and the second is on United Airlines; both were booked on the United Airlines site at ...
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Security at airport
I am travelling from Newcastle (UK) to India and I am assuming I will get all my boarding passes in Newcastle check-in. However, I have a layover in Heathrow and I had this doubt that if I have a ...
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Can I go from Heathrow airport to Kings cross station during 5 hours Layover?
I am a big Harry Potter fan. I have 5 hours Layover at London airport. 7am to 12. Is it possible to go to Kings Cross station (Platform 9 3/4) during that time and come back? I will land at T2 at 7 am ...
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The LHR site says that a visitor may get a 24-hour visa on arrival at the discretion of the immigration officer. Is this still (January 2018) true?
My friend, an Indian national, will be kicking her heels in LHR, for a long layover. If possible, I'd like to meet up with her. This would require her to clear immigration and enter the UK. The LHR ...
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