Pre-Travelling

Checked in, but the flight goes from Heathrow T3, not T5, so we need to factor in a little more time to park the car, then get from terminal to terminal. On the return, we arrive at T5, so we'll not change car parks, as we're in the Meet and Greet, and all we'll want to do is get home. Four hours should do it, and if we set off after the Monday morning rush, we should be there with plenty of wriggle room.

Our flight (BA85) is at 17:20. At 8:20 pm, today's is en-route, having left 34 minutes late, but expected to arrive 16 minutes early. FlightRadar24 tells us that the very same Airbus A380 has flown this route 6 days on the trot. We wonder if there'll be a 7th.Read more