Buses 350 (Terminal 5 – Hayes) and 423 (Terminal 5 – Hounslow) stop in Longford and at the Thistle Hotel. From the other direction the 423 can be caught from Bath Road on the northern perimeter as can the 81 (Hounslow – Slough). I think these buses would be free if getting on and off from within the Heathrow free travel area and all run fairly regularly during the day – about every 10 – 20 minutes.

All buses are free within the area immediately surrounding heathrow. To get to 27R from Hatton Cross you can take the 285, 90, 435, 555, 556 or 557. Myrtle Ave is only a couple of minutes walk from Hatton Cross. Cross the main road outside the station, walk past the petrol station and keep going for a minute or so and you are there.

I still do, but its becoming more and more difficult. I live in London and it used to be easy, Luton is OK from near the terminal, Heathrow is OK if you know where to go, Gatwick has become more difficult and the last time I was at Stansted I was asked to move by a policeman with a machine gun because El Al security were worried! Although he suggested I went somewhere where the El Al man couldn’t see me ie the other end of the terminal building! I am looking forward to trips to Brussels, Amsterdam and Dusseldorf soon. And of course Paris in June for the Airshow. I’m not a photographer, but that may be interesting. If only they all had the same attitude as Manchester!

I know two spotters websites for Warsaw, unfortunately both in Polish only. The first is here: http://airnews.pl/ If you click on the dates on the right hand side you will see recent photos which will give you an idea of what there is to see there. The other is: http://epwaspotters.org/index.html
If you click on ‘lotnisko’ and then ‘terminal’ you get a plan of the terminal including the terrace ‘taras’ which is open 06:30-20:30 in the summer or, in the winter 07:30-19:00.

Try here:
http://www.aviaphotos.it/homepage.asp

Not a lot of info on where to view from, but there is a e-mail address to contact them on.

This from Wikipedia:

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, established in February 2005, is a budget airline based in Hong Kong, with its hub at the Hong Kong International Airport. It will commence service in long-haul passenger flights between Hong Kong and Europe, and between Hong Kong and United States in early 2006, with Boeing 747-400 aircraft. Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is founded by a Pastor, Rev. Raymond C. Lee, and his wife, Priscilla H. Lee. The chief executive, Steve Miller, was founder and first chief executive of Dragonair.

Oasis is Hong Kong’s first budget, long-haul passenger airline. Starting in 2006, Oasis will offer non-stop service to London, Milan, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn (Germany) and destinations in the U.S. (Oakland, Chicago) for the same price as many travelers presently pay for a 1- or 2-stop flight.

The destinations Oasis will fly to are all leading budget carrier hubs. London Gatwick and Berlin, for instance, are hubs for the UK’s leading budget carrier, easyjet which serves over 30 European destinations. Cologne Bonn Airport is a leading hub for the German low cost airline Germanwings.

And a website with nothing too definite on it: http://www.oasis-air.com

Also, Cathay have objected to them being granted an AOC.

T5 makes a good point. Although there are plenty of things we see here in London often which you wouldn’t normally see in Manchester or Glasgow, for example, other things are rare for us. For example the Swiss E145s rarely came to Heathrow. I don’t think an Alitalia E170 has been to Heathrow yet, but they are regularly at BHX. Portugalia? No chance! Wideroe? Only in Newcastle and Aberdeen Ithink (since they pulled out of MAN). The LOT E170s are also rare. American 757s do not come to any of the London airports. I have to admit that my occasional trips to BHX or MAN are a breath of fresh air because there are plenty of airlines/airliners we do not see in the London area.

In the Summer 1999 these were the Athens flights using an A320:

VS 1000 LHR-ATH Dep LHR 2115 Daily
VS 1001 ATH-LHR Arr LHR 2000 Daily except Tuesday
VS 1002 LGW-ATH Dep LGW 1100 Daily except Tuesday
VS 1003 ATH-LGW Arr LGW 0945 Daily except Tuesday
VS 1005 ATH-LHR Arr LHR 1200 Tuesday