>hummingbird wrote:

>> On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:31:27 +0100 'JohnT'
>> posted this onto rec.travel.air:
>>

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>>>> On Mar 30, 12:51 pm, markfin...@hotmail.com wrote:

>>>>> How far is it from terminal 4 to terminal 1 (by distance and time)?
>>>>> Walking distance? Is there a free shuttle? Can I take the "Heathrow
>>>>> Express" train between terminals for free - or the Underground?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any info you can give me.

>>>> I think I found all my answers simply by looking a couple of dozen
>>>> threads below this one.
>>>> But one more question: are flights from Heathrow to Ireland (not
>>>> Northern Ireland) considered "domestic" - what are the customs
>>>> procedures when in transit at Heathrow between North America and
>>>> Ireland?

>>> I assume that you are on a through ticket and that any baggage is checked
>>> through to your final destination. Your Flights from Heathrow to the
>>> Republic of Ireland are Domestic

>>
>> Are you sure about that? The OP is not referring to NI.
>> I dunno ...just asking.

>
>There's a common travel area encompassing the UK and Eire (and the Isle
>of Man and the Channel Islands, which are not part of the UK), so there
>are no passport controls on flights to Eire from the UK. It's an
>arrangement that has nothing to do with Schengen.