British Airways Open New Business-Class Check-in at Terminal 5

Posted September 11, 2008 by Joyce Wan

Another week, another slice of good news for business-class passengers. This time, if you’re flying at the front of the plane with British Airways, rejoice, for there’s no need to slum it with the riffraff any longer. BA has just announced the opening of a new, dedicated business-class check-in zone at Heathrow’s Terminal 5.

The brand-spanking-new check-in area is located at the southern end of the terminal, near the first-class area and security gate. For those business people who are perpetually in a hurry, there are 16 ‘fast bag drops’, 16 check-in kiosks, and four customer service desks.

All this is a marked improvement from the past, when Club World and Club Europe (both of which are BA’s business-class services) passengers had to use the same check-in area as those who paid standard fare. This has come about because of the rising numbers of business-class passengers moving through the previously beleaguered Terminal 5.

However, it’ll be good to bear in mind that a quick check-in doesn’t make a transatlantic journey any faster. But sitting in business class might just make it feel that way.

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