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A third day of Heathrow misery. Terminal case continues
Things are not working out so well at London Heathrow's new Terminal 5. Since the terminal opened three days ago, it has been nothing but baggage problems, cancellations and misery, BBC reports. One fifth of flights from the new terminal were scrapped today: 67 out of the 330 scheduled. 37 flights have been canceled for Sunday.
A total of 208 flights in and out of the terminal were canceled during the first three days so far. Some elevators are not working. People cannot locate their bags. Sounds like a nightmare.
The cancellations also created an unexpected heavy demand for hotel rooms. An average airport hotel room, normally around $150, went up to $500 for a double room on Thursday. After many complaints, the airlines have scrapped its $200 limit for delayed passengers' hotels.
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Marilyn Terrell Mar 30th 2008 8:36AM
Boing Boing reports that Heathrow Terminal 5 has lost 15,000 to 20,000 pieces of luggage since Thursday:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/29/british-airways-lose.html
Loyd Mar 30th 2008 5:45AM
I have been traveling through Heathrow for years. There are very few hotels you can get for $150. In fact I have never found one. You can leave the airport proper and find some deals, but forget getting a room at Heathrow for $150. The taxes are that much. Hope they get this sorted out soon because I am going through there in a few weeks.