Yesterday I was humiliated at the immigration office in Heathrow air port, I was detained for no God giving resign and detained for over 6 hours in a room, they took my fingerprints and My U.S Passport they asked me personal questions about my life in America and my family, just because I did not have a return ticket to Seattle Washington, and or I walked to the wrong terminal gate, at the end of all this they STAMPED my passport stating 'Leave to Enter' for two months. All I wanted was one freaking week to visit my sister for crying out loud. Well anyway, this is my first time to London and my last time coming to this Dam Country, reasons for coming to London is, visiting my sister that I have not seen over 10 years. God bless The United States Of America for being the land of the free and beating the dam Britts, on July the 4th. We should start doing the same thing to the Britts when they come to the States.

For an international airport it is actually quite disgusting for its quality of service and late flights.

I will avoid LHR when flying into Europe at all costs and I still have to traverse it 6 - 10 times a year. It is by far the worst airport anywhere. Iris - the system that is supposed to get you through immigration fast, has only worked 50% of the time over the last year, for me. The security personnel have taken to the reduced carry on baggage rules, like the Taliban on a Jihad. Its nickname is Thiefrow and it is well deserved. US immigration and security are like shining stars compared with their English counterparts. The recent debacle at the newly opened Terminal 5 is exactly what to expect of LHR, that and a ¼ mile walk (no exaggeration) from the plane to the nearest trolley, which makes life interesting for a mother with two infants and no assistance available from the ground staff. This is from a Brit living in the US and travelling globally, 250k to 300k a year.

Where to begin? Just make sure you have your documents in order or you will not get in Not even on Christmas :(

Like any major international airport, LHR has its fair share of problems. There is, however, a free high speed train link between the central area (T1,2 & 3) and T4, so transfers between terminals are now a bit more tolerable. I have used the airport many, many times and can honestly say I have never had a problem. Yes it is overcrowded and yes you can wait a while to get through security, but considering that it has the largest number of international passengers of any airport in the world, I think it does pretty well. Many US travellers moan about it, but LHR is a much more pleasant experience than the likes of JFK. At least if your flight is late, there are pleasant shops to wander around. Also, there can be queues to get on the runway, but none like the ones I have been in on every visit to JFK (over an hour's wait on my last visit - the crew actually had to shut 3 engines down to save fuel while we waited). UK immigration is by no means perfect, but at least while you are waiting you can use your phone or ipod!