Heathrow's Terminal 5 opens to chaos

THE opening of London Heathrow Airport's $9.4 billion Terminal 5 has ended
in chaos, with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of
flights cancelled

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/...014090,00.html

Following up to "Glen" wrote:

THE opening of London Heathrow Airport's $9.4 billion Terminal 5 has ended
in chaos, with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of
flights cancelled

what a cock up
--
Mike
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"Glen" wrote in message
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THE opening of London Heathrow Airport's $9.4 billion Terminal 5 has ended
in chaos, with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of
flights cancelled

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/...014090,00.html


How was the opening of T3 in Singapore in January?

"Mike......" wrote in message
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Following up to "Glen" wrote:

THE opening of London Heathrow Airport's $9.4 billion Terminal 5 has ended
in chaos, with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of
flights cancelled

what a cock up

And they're putting up the landing fees to pay for this lot...

I loved the comment this morning...

"The security staff who man the passenger security points were caught up in
the employees queue for the staff security checks, and so opened late..."


--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"William Black" wrote in message
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"The security staff who man the passenger security points were caught up
in the employees queue for the staff security checks, and so opened
late..."

And apparently there was not enough car parking for employees! Talk about
basic...

Ian

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:01:18 -0000, "William Black"
wrote:


"The security staff who man the passenger security points were caught up in
the employees queue for the staff security checks, and so opened late..."

Brilliant! "Made in England" eh?

"Tim C." wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:01:18 -0000, "William Black"
wrote:


"The security staff who man the passenger security points were caught up
in
the employees queue for the staff security checks, and so opened late..."

Brilliant! "Made in England" eh?

I have a nasty suspicion that it's:

'Built in Britain, owned by Spaniards, managed by idiots'

It seems that the delays at the security check points was caused because
junior staff can't get a parking space at T5 and have to park their cars a
fair way off while senior people get parking spaces near the terminal they
work at...

So all the suits were at their desks being important, and all the baggage
handlers and security staff were still walking to work, which is why they
were at the back of the staff security queues...

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

On 28 Mar, 14:53, "William Black" wrote:
"Tim C." wrote in message

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On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:01:18 -0000, "William Black"
wrote:

"The security staff who man the passenger security points were caught up
in
the employees queue for the staff security checks, and so opened late..."

Brilliant! "Made in England" eh?

I have a nasty suspicion that it's:

'Built in Britain, owned by Spaniards, managed by idiots'

It seems that the delays at the security check points was caused because
junior staff can't get a parking space at T5 and have to park their cars a
fair way off while senior people get parking spaces near the terminal they
work at...

So all the suits were at their desks being important, and all the baggage
handlers and security staff were still walking to work, which is why they
were at the back of the staff security queues...

--
William Black

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

they should outsource, that solves everything....hehehehe

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:05:50 +0000, Mike......
wrote:

Following up to "Glen" wrote:

THE opening of London Heathrow Airport's $9.4 billion Terminal 5 has ended
in chaos, with its new baggage handling system suspended and dozens of
flights cancelled

what a cock up

No different than many others. See Denver International, Bangkok,
etc. etc. More the norm than an exception. The only one I remember
being basically flawless was Inchon. Which is why no one ever heard
anything about it's opening.

How was the opening of T3 in Singapore in January?

I had no problems with T3 when I went thru in the first week on my way to
Amsterdam..
I wish it had a swimming pool like terminal 1. The showers are a great
refresher anyway.
cheers
Glen