On 22 Nov, 23:14, JL wrote:
Stupid Heathrow, building a new Terminal 5 but not having any extra
capacity to operate flights with...

What they should get rid of... are the Absolutely Stupid Short-Haul
flights. Is it really that difficult to goto Euston to get a train to
Manchester/KX for Leeds/St P for East Midlands?* If only there was a
direct train to all those terminals (which would only be possible if
they combined the HEX with the Circle Line).

AIUI, the English domestic flights out of Heathrow are run for the
benefit of connecting passengers - if you want to go from Ghana to
Newcastle, the transfer within Heathrow (particularly when BA domestic
and international are combined in the same terminal) is a lot easier
than manhandling your luggage through KXSP (or Paddington and KXSP) in
the morning peak.

This is why routing HS2 via LHR would be a Very Good Idea.

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