mhodgson wrote:I think T4 is probably the 'oldest' at LHR now - T1/2 has been rebuilt from the ground up, T5 still has an element of the wow factor and T3 has had quite a lot spent on it.
I thought DL used T3 though, as part of their partnership with Virgin?
You're right. It was T3. My bad. And yes, they spent a lot on the airmall in the headhouse, but seemingly not a dime on the concourses. And no matter how much they spent, that mall is still in a very tight space and there are quite a lot of people, so it feels crowded, dark, and unpleasant to me. Not a place I should care to stay terribly long. The other terminals might all be much better. They certainly looked better from the taxiway.
ANCFlyer wrote:LGA I could do without, forever.
Okay, I'm weird. I actually liked LaGuardia. I expect your experience depends a lot on which concourse you use. I was able to sit and spot from a little coffee shop at the end of my concourse in B. Nice big picture window with bar style seating along it. There was a good view into the bay between Spirit and Jet Blue's gates with at least a slice of 13/31, which was the active runway that day. If they'd been using 4/22 I wouldn't have seen much and looking at the construction project it looks like quite a lot of the new buildings will be completely isolated from the runways. (Not sure how the taxiways will work. That's . . . a mess.)
But it's still got the Marine Air Terminal, which is one of the prettiest terminal buildings anywhere on the planet. Even if it is just a bus station now.
Always check Seat-Guru. Occasionally they're inaccurate, but 99% time, spot on. And if you fly enough (like me and AA) you already know where to sit. First row, in F, row 1 or 3 depending on where AA got their airframe (old US airframes start at row 1).
It was a bit of a rush job, but seatguru was consulted before seats were selected for the next major trip. And honestly, seatguru would only have helped if I'd known precisely which 767 layout I was getting, and I think all the good window seats were already taken in my section. (This is what happens when you only book a couple of days out.) But yes, seatguru. Copy that. (And stick to an airline and get to know their metal.)
ShanwickOceanic wrote:Been on that Finnair!
Lucky! It's certainly a sharp looking ride watching it from the airport. I imagine it's even better aboard.
I flew in and out of Terminal 4 a fair bit in the 80s, and I always get a good dose of nostalgia when I see it now. I don't think it's changed since! Don't even get me started on T3.
Whoops! I was in T3, as MHodgson observes. My bad. See? I should have gotten you started.
Was at about gate 17 for my photography and departed out of gate 21. No matter how odd the layout nostalgia can always be a big plus to an airport. And honestly, flights trump terminals any day of the week, and LHR certainly has those.