SQ moves to Zone A at LHR Jan 2009

[More Champagne Sir?]

I was at the SQ ticketing desk at LHR last night, which is currently outside the main terminal building during major internal refurbishment works, and after chit-chatting with the lady, she told me SQ would be moving to Zone A for check-in, and merging with the large Virgin Atlantic area, at the end of January.

This obviously makes sense as a) all the SQ flights are VS codeshares anyway and b) Zone E is dark, dingy and very unpleasant.

Now, I wonder if premium SQ pax will be able to use the private VS Upper Class security channel, and even the very cool drive-thru check in?? (Perhaps they will restrict this to SQ F?).

Anyway, this is good news

[milehighj]

Anyway, this is good news

Agreed.

[MAN Flyer]

Oh well, after being told not to say anything about this for a while I suppose it was inevitable it would come out some other way.

Now, I wonder if premium SQ pax will be able to use the private VS Upper Class security channel, and even the very cool drive-thru check in?? (Perhaps they will restrict this to SQ F?).

Yes, they will be able to use the VS UC security channel, No they will not be able to use the drive-thru. The security channel access will be for J and F/R pax.

SQ will be getting seven permanent desks at the far left of Zone A for Economy pax, and this will have permanent SQ logos etc up. J and F/R pax will use a couple of the VS UC desks and there will not be permanent SQ logos up there.

[VC10 Boy]

Oh this is good news.

The number of times I have had to queue even for the J ticket desks in what feels like a transit zone of passengers. Zone A is so much more pleasant - light, open airy, calm.

I take it SQ are still moving into T1 later next year though? Actually I think that would be a shame compared to zone A and we would lose the VS Clubroom.

[MAN Flyer]

I take it SQ are still moving into T1 later next year though?

Definitely not. They reckon it will be 2011/2012 before they leave T3.

[More Champagne Sir?]

Definitely not. They reckon it will be 2011/2012 before they leave T3.

Yay! More time in the Clubhouse!

[kelvgoh]

i wonder whether this move has any significance in the context of SQ's shareholding in Virgin Atlantic - not that its a viable time to divest anyway.

[LHR]

Why is this good news for Y passengers? Zone A is nearly always cramped solid with Virgin customers, most of whom appear to try to check in as much luggage as is humanly possible.

[MAN Flyer]

Yay! More time in the Clubhouse!

Exactly!

i wonder whether this move has any significance in the context of SQ's shareholding in Virgin Atlantic - not that its a viable time to divest anyway.

While the link between the two has something to do with where they are moving too, it's quite simply to try and make the while LHR check-in experience nicer. Zone E is a grim part of the terminal, and as others have said, it gets chaotic around there.

Why is this good news for Y passengers? Zone A is nearly always cramped solid with Virgin customers, most of whom appear to try to check in as much luggage as is humanly possible.

I disagree. Zone A obviously gets busy but it's far better than Zone E, especially since the revamp was done.

[More Champagne Sir?]

Why is this good news for Y passengers? Zone A is nearly always cramped solid with Virgin customers, most of whom appear to try to check in as much luggage as is humanly possible.

Zone A - 7 Y Check in Desks
Zone E - 3 Y Check in Desks

Zone A - Just VS and SQ
Zone E (and very close proximity) SQ, SK, UA (when long queues), VAT Export and a few others...

Zone A - Nice well, lit high ceilings
Zone E - Bungalow with dodgy light bulbs.

I could go on...

Definitely a good move SQ ^

[Kiwi]

Zone A - 7 Y Check in Desks
Zone E - 3 Y Check in Desks

Zone A - Just VS and SQ
Zone E (and very close proximity) SQ, SK, UA (when long queues), VAT Export and a few others...

Zone A - Nice well, lit high ceilings
Zone E - Bungalow with dodgy light bulbs.

I could go on...

Definitely a good move SQ ^

UA has already moved to T1. I can't remember if SK has as well.

[More Champagne Sir?]

UA has already moved to T1. I can't remember if SK has as well.

Fair point, however AI have moved into UA's space and the queues are even worse! SK are still in T3.

[mshn]

LHR Check in Zones.

Good Morning -

I am flying to SIN & SYD on SQ in J next week and was wondering whether SQ have actually moved to the VS check in zone yet. As I recall a previous thread seemed to suggest this was the case...

Many thanks.
DMS.

[Trawler]

I flew out of LHR on the morning of the 3rd of Jan and it was still the old check in area.

[quik!]

Old check in area.

For some reason, it took me 30 minutes to complete my check-in at the Business Class / *G lane! The queue was crazy...wtf