Air France is a far more civilized airline in every way. BA is now to be avoided at all times and in all places. CDG is an airport experience to marvel at – so calm and non intimidating…the French know how to do everything right these days.

A very attractive place, to be sure.

Boycott’s work. I’ve noticed a recent flurry of articles on- and offline ‘encouraging’ people to take advantage of the strength of the pound and holiday in the US of A. Why? Because tourism to the US has gone down by 25% since 2001 and the introduction of enhanced ‘security features’.

I could expound. But, because BLOGDIAL has noted the benefits of this financial weapon many times before, you already know this!

(Guardian)

BAA and BA are those ultimately responsible for Terminal 5. They will have seen the plans for the building and MUST have approved the design, understanding full well the consequences of the mixed departure lounge. I would imagine that, for a building as sensitive as a major airport terminal, HMG also had a gander before granting final planning approval. I doubt very much that all three bodies managed to miss the design ‘fault’.

Therefore, it is only logical to conclude that the resulting procedural impositions on domestic and international travellers are a design FEATURE and not a fault! Of the three involved organisations judging the design, British Airways, British Airport Authority, or HMG, which body do you think has most to gain from the design ‘fault’? I think the quote “We work closely with the Home Office on security issues” (said Terminal 5 spokesman) gives us a bit of a clue.

RRP don’t deliberately incorporate faults, they follow briefs. I smell a set-up. HMG has had a processing centre for the NIR built under the guise of a shiny new terminal. Now, THAT is ‘cant-make-shit-like-this-up INSANITY.’