My regular TP run to Helsinki over two weekends. Just before lockdown started in the UK. Eerily quiet in Helsinki!
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Heathrow airport is located in London, UK
By Nige
on July 10, 2026
at 11:39 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | HND | LHR | London Heathrow | Tokyo Haneda
Photos from Day 174 when I drove to London Heathrow T5 and took a BA flight to Tokyo Haneda.
By Nige
on July 10, 2026
at 11:14 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: British Airways | Hilton | HND | LHR | London Heathrow | Tokyo Haneda
The shuttle took about 5 mins or so to reach T5 and we were dropped off at the north end of BA's main terminal hub.
By Nige
on July 10, 2026
at 9:19 am
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow
This was the last phase of my Round The World (RTW) trip, having been forced into rescheduling the final nine flights and losing two of them due to BA's business decision to shut down the Dubai route altogether.
By Nige
on June 3, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | LHR | London Heathrow | Qatar Airways | QR
Photos from Day 137 when I enjoyed the Garden Lounge at Doha Hamad International Airport, took a flight back to Heathrow and headed home by car.
By Nige
on June 3, 2026
at 6:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: LHR | London Heathrow
There were armed police asking to see passports at the top of the jet bridge. Luckily they weren't looking for me.
By Nige
on June 3, 2026
at 2:23 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | LHR | London Heathrow | Qatar Airways | QR
Having offboarded at Gate A8, I very quickly worked out where I was and I was sprinting off, heading to Starbucks close to Gate B6.
By Nige
on June 2, 2026
at 11:30 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | LHR | London Heathrow | Qatar Airways | QR
Photos from Day 136, when I drove to Heathrow, enjoyed the Qatar Premium Lounge and my Q Suites flight to Doha on a 777-300. Next up: My flight from Doha (DOH) to London Heathrow (LHR) on Day 137 of my Round The World trip of a lifetime.
By Nige
on June 2, 2026
at 8:43 pm
Type: Post
Story: Round the World Tier Point Run in Jan 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: DOH | Doha | LHR | London Heathrow | Qatar Airways | QR
Having reached T4 by bus, it was a quick walk up the escalator and in through FastTrack at Security before heading down to Gate 1 to enjoy the benefits of the Qatar Premium Lounge.
By Nige
on April 14, 2026
at 10:40 pm
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Avis | Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo
Photos from Day 2 of our holiday to Sicily, when we flew from Heathrow to Palermo, picked up a car to drive into the city and spent a bit of time walking around the city in the rain!
By Nige
on April 14, 2026
at 11:06 am
Type: Post
Story: Holiday to Sicily in Apr 2026
Category: Travel
Tags: Holidays | Italy | LHR | London Heathrow | Mercure | Palermo | PMO
Our night's sleep at the Hilton Heathrow T5 was not the best. Our alarms woke us at 3:50am, which is an ungodly hour even for me!
