baa delays

Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco

News In the written evidence submitted to the committee, BA said: "A number of the issues were caused by the incorrect setup of the system for live operation by BAA or its contractors and by unexpected software errors.

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[08 May 2008]

How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?

Comment British Airways (BA) and BAA spent five years and £4.3bn on the huge project using the opportunity building a brand new terminal in order to change the way things were done at Heathrow for the better.

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[28 Mar 2008]

Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos

News Heathrow owner and operator, BAA, said the issue was "quickly rectified" with the baggage system now fully operational. A BAA statement said: "Early this morning there was a minor problem with log-ons of the baggage system which affected the...

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[27 Mar 2008]

Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks

News A statement from BAA, which operates Heathrow, said the introduction of fingerprinting technology would be "temporarily delayed" following a meeting with the Information Commissioner and the Border and Immigration Agency.

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[26 Mar 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport security frustrations

Comment BAA staff also regularly assailed me to check, at least three times before security, that I have no fluids, balms or other substances in my pockets or hand baggage. On each occasion I have been subject to the new security regime inflicted by BAA...

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[25 Sep 2006]