eastender wrote:

Whoops - got confused with the Healthrow Express, which I see is £27
return. The connect service is £19 ret. Still a lot for a short jouney.

E.


It's an £8 cheaper return journey than Heathrow Express if travelling
from Paddington (and £5 cheaper than a single), and I'm sure it will
appeal to some people - perhaps those in a hotel nearby or those with
heavy luggage who wish to avoid the tube yet would like to avoid the
full-whack HeX fare.

Of course the campaign isn't aimed just at passengers going to/from
Paddington - it also raises awareness about the west London to Heathrow
link that the Heathrow Connect service provides.

Nontheless it is interesting to see newspaper ads in the London
freebies highlighting the cheaper Paddington to Heathrow fares. I guess
part of the logic is that any passengers that switch away from HeX will
be more than compensated for by new passengers (switching from the tube
or road transport).

The Heathrow Connect fares, whilst being cheaper than HeX, nontheless
has to stay relatively high simply to protect the HeX's revenue base.