{
  "schema_version": "passenger-guide-1",
  "standard_version": "1.18",
  "airport": "LHR",
  "language": "en",
  "topic": "self-transfer",
  "automatic_refresh": false,
  "personal_eligibility": "not_assessed",
  "live_availability": "unknown",
  "acceptance": "reviewed_website_guidance_not_canonical_promotion",
  "next_actions": [
    {
      "topic": "visa-entry",
      "url": "/en/lhr/visa-entry/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "terminals",
      "url": "/en/lhr/terminals/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "security",
      "url": "/en/lhr/security/"
    },
    {
      "topic": "hotels",
      "url": "/en/lhr/hotels/"
    }
  ],
  "content": {
    "summary": "Heathrow treats separately booked flights as an arrival followed by a new departure: immigration, baggage collection where applicable, check-in, bag drop and security. Check your departure terminal and allow for a landside transfer. Published minimum connection times for a single booking do not apply to separate tickets.",
    "source_ids": [
      "lhr-transfer"
    ],
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-11",
    "sources": [
      {
        "id": "lhr-transfer",
        "scope": "airport",
        "airports": [
          "LHR"
        ],
        "url": "https://www.heathrow.com/connecting-flights",
        "web_ref": "turn6view4",
        "retrieval_mode": "full_page",
        "paraphrased_evidence": [
          "Heathrow treats separately booked flights as arrival and departure: immigration, baggage collection when applicable, check-in, bag drop and security.",
          "Published minimum connection times for a single booking do not apply to separate tickets.",
          "Confirm departure terminal and allow for a landside terminal transfer.",
          "Leaving for a hotel or city requires the right to enter the UK."
        ],
        "limitations": "Reject outdated airport-page wording suggesting a discretionary 24-hour visa on arrival; use GOV.UK for legal requirements.",
        "label": null
      }
    ]
  }
}