Latest Flight Switches at London Heathrow Airport

Latest Flight Switches at London Heathrow Airport
On 28 March 2004, British Airways will be moving a number of international flights between London Heathrow terminals 4 and 1.

Why we are switching flights between Terminals 4 and 1
Switching these carefully selected services will make it more convenient for many transfer passengers connecting between long haul and short haul flights, who will no longer need to change terminals at Heathrow.

To support these additional long haul services, a major programme of infrastructure improvements is taking place at Terminal 1 including new lounges and check-in facilities.

Which flights are being swapped and when
From 28 March 2004 the following destinations will transfer from Heathrow Terminal 4 into Terminal 1:

Athens
Hong Kong
Los Angeles
Moscow
San Francisco

Those destinations moving from Terminal 1 to Terminal 4:

Brussels
Copenhagen
Geneva
Lyon
Oslo
Vienna
Zurich

The transfer of these services forms the second phase of a programme of Heathrow flight switches. The airline’s two daily Tokyo Narita and two daily Johannesburg services were transferred from Terminal 4 to Terminal 1 at the end of October 2003.

Improvements to passenger facilities at Heathrow Terminal 1

New Premium Check-in concourse
This new area is dedicated to FIRST, Club World, and Club Europe customers and Gold and Silver Executive Club members. It is separate from the current main concourse and clearly signposted as ‘British Airways Premium Check-in (Zone R)’.

Special facilities include dedicated:

Ticket desk

Currency exchange

Self-Service Check-in kiosks

Security/passport control

Upgraded Economy Check-in area
Situated on the main concourse and dedicated to Euro Traveller, World Traveller and World Traveller Plus customers, the new area includes:

Upgraded check-in facilities, including 36 check-in desks

A new area with 12 Self-Service Check-in kiosks

New Arrivals Lounge
Situated on the Departures level on the link bridge between Terminals 1 and 2. Dedicated to FIRST, Club World customers and Gold Executive Club Members, the new lounge includes:

shower suites

Suit pressing service

Combiz area

Sanctuary

Smoking room

Full breakfast service

New Departures Lounge
Dedicated to FIRST, Club World, and Club Europe customers and Gold and Silver Executive Club Members, the new Lounge Pavilion includes:

‘Terraces’ lounge, with seating for up to 650

Suit valet service

Combiz area

Sanctuary

Smoking room

Separate FIRST lounge (for FIRST customers and Gold Executive Club members) with a pre-flight dining room available for FIRST customers traveling on flights departing Heathrow after 2000.

Note: We are currently upgrading the lounge facilities at Terminal 1. FIRST customers and Gold Executive Club members will be able to use the ‘Terraces’ lounge, with the separate FIRST lounge due to open fully in early 2004. In the interim, alternative arrangements will be made to provide a pre-flight dining service for FIRST customers.

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