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Old Sep 12, 2014, 6:12 pm
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As this thread has gotten quite big, here is an index of links to the relevant posts for quick reference, sorted by airport code. If you are unsure of the airport code please use the FT airport code lookup.

Key

e = link to post external to this thread
w = link to post within this thread
> = transit
< = turnaround
APT = airport code

e/w >/< APT airport name, country [specific airline, terminal or type of connection here]

INDEX

Code:

 A
 w < ACC Accra, Ghana
 e < ADE Aden, Yemen (warning difficult to do)
 w < AKL Auckland, New Zealand on CX
 e > AKL Auckland, New Zealand
 e < AKL Auckland, New Zealand
 w < AKL Auckland, New Zealand on TG
 e > AMM Amman, Jordan
 e > AMM Amman, Jordan
 e > AMM Amman, Jordan
 w < AMS Amsterdam, Netherlands
 e > AMS Amsterdam, Netherlands
 w < AMS Amsterdam, Netherlands on UA
 w < AMS Amsterdam, Netherlands on SQ
 e < ANC Anchorage, USA
 e < ANC Anchorage, USA
 w < APW Apia, Samoa
 e < ARN Stockholm, Sweden
 w < ARN Stockholm, Sweden on TG
 e < ATH Athens, Greece
 e > AUH Abu Dhabi, UAE on BA
 
 B
 w < BCN Barcelona, Spain on SQ
 w < BDL Hartford, USA
 e > BEG Belgrade, Serbia
 e < BEY Beirut, Lebanon
 e > BEY Beirut, Lebanon
 w < BHM Birmingham, USA on NW
 w < BIO Bilbao, Spain
 e > BKK Bangkok (Don Muang), Thailand
 w < BKK Bangkok (Don Muang), Thailand
 e < BKK Bangkok (Don Muang), Thailand
 e > BKK Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), Thailand on SQ
 e > BKK Bangkok, Thailand TG -> TK
 e > BKK Bangkok, Thailand LH -> TG
 e > BNE Brisbane, Australia domestic to international on QF
 e > BOM Mumbai, India international -> international
 e > BOM Mumbai, India domestic -> international
 e > BOM Mumbai, India
 e > BOM Mumbai, India international -> domestic
 w < BOM Mumbai, India
 w < BOS Boston, USA
 w < BQN Aquadilla, Puerto Rico on UA
 e < BRU Brussels, Belgium
 w < BZE Belize City, Belize
 
 C
 e < CAI Cairo, Egypt
 e < CAI Cairo, Egypt
 w < CAI Cairo, Egypt on QR
 e > CCS Caracas, Venezuela international -> international
 w < CCU Kolkata, India
 w > CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
 e < CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
 w < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia
 e < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia
 e < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia on SQ
 w < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia
 e < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia on SQ
 w < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia on SQ
 w > CGK Jakarta, Indonesia
 e < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia on JO/JL
 w > CGK Jakarta, Indonesia on TG
 w < CGK Jakarta, Indonesia
 e > CHC Christchurch, New Zealand international -> international on NZ
 w > CLT Charlotte, USA
 w < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka
 e < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka on SQ
 e < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka
 e < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka
 e < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka
 e < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka
 w < CMB Colombo, Sri Lanka on SQ
 e < CMN Casablanca, Morocco on LH
 w > CNS Cairns, Australia
 e < CNS Cairns, Australia international -> international
 e > CNS Cairns, Australia domestic -> domestic
 e < CNS Cairns, Australia international -> international
 e > CPH Copenhagen, Denmark
 w < CPH Copenhagen, Denmark
 e < CPH Copenhagen, Denmark on BA
 e > CPH Copenhagen, Denmark
 w > CRK Clark, Philippines on OZ
 
 D
 e < DAC Dhaka, Bangladesh on TG
 w > DCA Washington National, USA
 e < DEL Delhi, India
 e < DEL Delhi, India
 e > DEL Delhi, India
 e > DEL Delhi, India domestic -> international
 e < DEL Delhi, India
 w < DEL Delhi, India
 e > DEL Delhi, India international 9W -> AA
 w < DEL Delhi, India
 w > DFW Dallas Fort Worth, USA
 w > DFW Dallas Fort Worth, USA
 w < DME Moscow, Russa
 e < DOH Doha, Qatar on BA
 e < DUB Dublin, Ireland on AA
 e > DUB Dublin, Ireland
 e < DUS Dusseldorf, Germany
 w > DXB Dubai, UAE
 w < DXB Dubai, UAE
 e < DXB Dubai, UAE on BA
 e > DXB Dubai, UAE with children during Ramadan
 
 E
 e < EBL Erbil, Iraq / Kurdistan
 w < EWR Newark, USA
 e > EWR Newark, USA
 e > EZE Buenos Aires, Argentina
 e < EZE Buenos Aires, Argentina
 e > EZE Buenos Aires, Argentina
 
 F
 e < FAT Fresno, USA
 e > FCO Rome, Italy on BA LGW-FCO-LHR
 e < FCO Rome, Italy on BA
 w < FCO Rome, Italy
 w < FCO Rome, Italy
 w < FPO Freeport, Bahamas
 w < FRA Frankfurt, Germany on NW
 e > FRA Frankfurt, Germany
 w < FRA Frankfurt, Germany
 e < FRA Frankfurt, Germany
 e < FRA Frankfurt, Germany
 e < FRA Frankfurt, Germany on AA
 e > FRA Frankfurt, Germany nonschengen on LH
 e > FRA Frankfurt, Germany nonschengen on LH
 e > FRA Frankfurt, Germany nonschengen on LH
 e > FRA Frankfurt, Germany nonschengen on LH
 e > FRA Frankfurt, Germany nonschengen on LH
 w < FUK Fukuoka, Japan on SQ
 
 G
 e > GOT Gothenburg, Sweden
 e > GRU Sao Paulo, Brazil
 e > GRU Sao Paulo, Brazil Delta to Gol
 e > GRU Sao Paulo, Brazil BA to JJ (Tam)
 w < GUM Guam, Guam on NW
 e < GUM Guam, Guam on JL
 
 H
 e > HAN Hanoi, Vietnam
 w < HAN Hanoi, Vietnam
 e > HEL Helsinki, Finland
 e < HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
 e < HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
 e < HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
 e > HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR CX -> 5J
 e > HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR QF -> OZ
 e > HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR LX -> OZ
 e > HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR OZ -> QF
 w > HKG Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
 e < HKT, Phuket, Thailand
 w < HYD Hyderabad, India
 
 I
 e > IAD Washington Dulles, USA
 e < ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 e < ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 e < ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 e < ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 e > ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 e > ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 w < ICN Seoul Incheon, South Korea
 e < IKA Tehran, Iran
 e > IQQ Iqique, Chile
 e > IQQ Iqique, Chile int->dom
 w < IST Istanbul, Turkey
 e < IST Istanbul, Turkey
 w < IST Istanbul, Turkey on BA
 e > IST Istanbul, Turkey international -> international on TK
 e > IST Istanbul, Turkey international -> international on TK
 e < IUE Niue, Niue
 
 J
 w < JAX Jacksonville FL, USA
 w < JAX Jacksonville FL, USA
 e < JFK JFK New York, USA on CX
 w < JFK JFK New York, USA on UA
 w > JFK JFK New York, USA
 w > JFK JFK New York, USA
 e < JFK JFK New York, USA international -> international
 e > JNB Johannesburg, South Africa int->int
 e > JNB Johannesburg, South Africa international -> international
 
 K
 e < KIX Osaka Kansai, Japan on SQ
 e < KTM Kathmandu, Nepal
 e < KUL Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 e > KUL Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 e < KWI Kuwait City, Kuwait on BA
 
 L
 e > LAX Los Angeles, USA
 w > LAX Los Angeles, USA
 w > LAX Los Angeles, USA
 w < LAX Los Angeles, USA
 e > LAX Los Angeles, USA NZ -> LH
 w < LAX Los Angeles, USA on TG
 e < LDH Lord Howe Island, Australia
 w < LED St Petersburg, Russia on LH
 w < LGW London Gatwick, UK
 w < LGW London Gatwick, UK
 w < LGW London Gatwick, UK
 w < LGW London Gatwick, UK
 w < LGW London Gatwick, UK
 w < LGW London Gatwick, UK (September 2006)
 e < LGW London Gatwick, UK
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK on UA
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK (October 2006)
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK on AA
 w > LHR London Heathrow, UK
 e > LHR London Heathrow, UK international -> domestic
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK CO turnaround beware
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK
 w < LHR London Heathrow, UK
 e > LHR London Heathrow, UK T5->T3
 e > LHR London Heathrow, UK T3->T5
 e > LIM Lima, Peru
 e > LIM Lima, Peru AA->LA
 w > LIM Lima, Peru
 e < LIR Liberia, Costa Rica AA
 e > LIS Lisbon, Portugal
 e > LIS Lisbon, Portugal BA->TP
 w < LON London, UK
 e < LPB La Paz, Bolivia
 
 M
 e > MAA Chennai, India 9W -> LH
 w < MAA Chennai, India
 w < MAD Madrid, Spain
 w > MAD Madrid, Spain RJ->BA
 w < MAD Madrid, Spain
 e > MAD Madrid, Spain nonschengen IB -> BA
 e < MAN Manchester, UK on SQ
 e < MAN Manchester, UK on SQ
 e < MAN Manchester, UK
 e < MAN Manchester, UK
 e > MAN Manchester, UK international -> international
 e < MCO Orlando, USA
 e < MCT Muscat, Oman on BA
 e < MCT Muscat, Oman
 e < MCT Muscat, Oman on BA
 w < MEL Melbourne, Australia
 e < MEL Melbourne, Australia
 e > MEL Melbourne, Australia NZ -> SQ
 e > MEL Melbourne, Australia SQ -> NZ
 e > MEX Mexico City, Mexico
 e < MLA Malta, Malta
 w < MLA Malta, Malta
 e < MLE Male, Maldives
 w < MNL Manila, Philippines
 w < MNL Manila, Philippines
 e < MNL Manila, Philippines on SQ
 e < MNL Manila, Philippines on TG
 w < MNL Manila, Philippines on UA
 
 N
 e < NCE Nice, France
 e < NGO Nagoya, Japan
 w > NGO Nagoya, Japan - international to international
 e < NLK Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island
 w < NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan
 w < NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan
 w < NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan
 e < NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan
 e < NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan
 e > NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan
 e > NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan AA to other oneworld airlines
 e > NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan, international -> domestic
 e > NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan OZ -> NZ
 e > NRT Tokyo Narita, Japan international -> international on JL
 
 O
 w < OAK Oakland, USA
 e < OOL Coolangatta Gold Coast, Australia int->int
 w > ORD Chicago, USA
 w > ORD Chicago, USA
 e < OSL Oslo, Norway
 w > OSL Oslo, Norway on TG
 w < OTP Bucharest, Romania
 e < OTP Bucharest, Romania
 e > OTP Bucharest, Romaia TK -> LH
 
 P
 w > PEK Beijing, China
 w < PEN Penang, Malaysia
 w > PER Perth, Australia
 w > PER Perth, Australia
 e < PER Perth, Australia domestic
 w < PNH Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 e < POM Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea international
 e > POS Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
 e < PPT Papeete, Tahiti on NZ
 e > PRG Prague, Czech Republic
 w > PUJ Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
 w > PVG Shanghai, China
 e < PVG Shanghai, China on NZ
 e < PVG Shanghai, China
 
 R
 e > RAR Rarotonga, Cook Islands
 w > RDU Raleigh-Durham, USA
 w > RDU Raleigh-Durham, USA
 e > RUH Riyadh, Saudi Arabia tricky
 w < RUH Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 
 S
 w < SAN San Diego, USA
 w < SAN San Diego, USA
 w > SBP San Luis Obispo, USA
 e > SCL Santiago, Chile
 e > SCL Santiago, Chile int->int
 e > SCL Santiago, Chile int->int
 e > SCL Santiago, Chile dom->int
 w < SEA Seattle, USA
 w < SFO San Francisco, USA
 w < SFO San Francisco, USA
 w > SFO San Francisco, USA
 w < SFO San Francisco, USA on SQ
 e < SGN Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on SQ
 w < SGN Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 w < SIN Singapore, Singapore
 e > SIN Singapore, Singapore
 w < SIN Singapore, Singapore
 w < SIN Singapore, Singapore
 w < SIN Singapore, Singapore
 e > SIN Singapore, Singapore SQ -> UA
 w < SIN Singapore, Singapore
 e > SIN Singapore, Singapore SQ -> LH
 w < SIN Singapore, Singapore on UA
 w < SJU San Juan, Puerto Rico
 e < SJU San Juan, Puerto Rico
 w < SJU San Juan, Puerto Rico
 w < SJU San Juan, Puerto Rico
 e < SKG Thessaloniki, Greece
 w < SMF Sacramento, USA
 e < SOF Sophia, Bulgaria
 e < STN London Stansted, United Kingdom on AA
 e < STN London Stansted, United Kingdom
 e < STN London Stansted, United Kingdom
 e < STR Stuttgart, Germany
 w > STL St Louis, USA
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia int->dom
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia dom->int
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia international -> international on QF
 e < SYD Sydney, Australia on NZ
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia NZ -> TG
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia TG -> NZ
 e > SYD Sydney, Australia NZ -> NZ
 
 T
 e < TBU Nuku'alofa, Tonga
 w < TGU Tegucigalpa, Honduras on UA
 e < THR Tehran, Iran
 e > TIP Tripoli, Libya
 e < TLV Tel Aviv, Israel
 e > TLV Tel Aviv, Israel
 w < TPE Taipei, Taiwan
 e > TPE Taipei, Taiwan CX->UA
 w < TPE Taipei, Taiwan on MH
 e < TUN Tunis, Tunisia
 e < TUN Tunis, Tunisia
 
 U
 e < UIO Quito, Ecuador
 w < USM Koh Samui, Thailand
 
 V
 e < VCE Venice, Italy on BA
 w < VCT Victoria, USA on CO
 e < VIE Vienna, Austria
 w > VNS Varanasi, India
 
 W
 e < WAW Warsaw, Poland
 e < WDH Windhoek, Namibia
 
 Y
 w < YEG Edmonton, Canada
 e > YHZ Halifax, Canada
 w > YUL Montreal, Canada
 e > YUL Montreal, Canada
 w > YVR Vancouver, Canada
 w < YVR Vancouver, Canada
 w < YVR Vancouver, Canada
 w < YVR Vancouver, Canada
 e > YVR Vancouver, Canada
 w < YVR Vancouver, Canada
 w > YVR Vancouver, Canada
 w < YYC Calgary, Canada
 w > YYC Calgary, Canada
 w < YYC Calgary, Canada
 w < YYZ Toronto, Canada
 e > YYZ Toronto, Canada
 w < YYZ, Toronto, Canada
 w > YYZ Toronto, Canada
 w < YYZ Toronto, Canada
 w < YYZ Toronto, Canada
 
 Z
 e > ZRH Zurich, Switzerland
 
 Misc no problems at these airports posts 
 Misc cautionary tales in these countries posts
 e < Canada customs problems
 e < Middle East turnarounds
 
 
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Mileage Runs turnarounds / turnabouts / transits:- Experiences please

Old May 7, 2003, 6:52 am
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Well, I've flown into YVR over 100 times in the last five years, never worn a suit, and NEVER been questioned once.

Unfortunately, there is a problem at YVR I think. Anyone of Asian decent is probably 100x more likely to be questioned.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SHADO:
[B]YVR - Worst experience. I said I was staying for three days and then I was onward to Hong Kong via CX. Because I had a Thailand stamp in my passport, the man asked me many questions before getting the Canadian form stamped. Obviously, this is bogus and I feel the Canadians are being trained to question single males who do not wear suits that stay for X number of days.
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Old May 8, 2003, 10:47 am
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Only thing I would say domestically if you are doing mrs w/ 2 different a/lines, know your terminal maps in regards to the physical distance and layout from one terminal to the other. Doing a bktobk mr on UA/AA into LAX, its better to go in on AA than UA, as the a/port traffic flow gos that way. On tight connections if you flew in on UA, you'd probably have to run back-probably over a 1/4 mile to reach AA terminals. The shuttles ahve to go all the way around. Same scennario @ DFW if you connect DL from AA. Stupid underground train goes only oneway, unlike Houstons IAH. Just my 2 cnts worth.
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Old May 8, 2003, 1:32 pm
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I've done MR's to LGW, LHR, FRA, ZRH & CDG all without ever having a problem. And many times with a stay of less than two hours.

The only time I was ever rally questioned at all was in FRA, and I happened to have a copy of my statements showing that I'd done this several. And no more questions were asked.

Knock on wood, but so far I've never had a problem.
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Old May 17, 2003, 5:34 pm
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Old May 17, 2003, 11:22 pm
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I'm a Canadian from YVR that is living in SJC right now. I've yet to pop my mileage run cherry, but I've had to deal with our beloved Canadian Immigration. I can't help but feel really embarassed about the ......s that works at our airports and apologize for their rudeness.

While I stll lived in Vancouver: Flew in from IAD-SFO-YVR after a month long vication in Asia and then DC. Immigration agent asked me the usual 3 questions and let me go. Grabbed my bag at the claim, got stopped by a roving inspector. After 10 minutes of one question after another, he noticed that on my declaration form that it happend to be my 18th birthday. After he asked "It's your birthday today, eh?" I said "yeah" while shooting him the nastiest glare I can muster. Jerk asked me another bull**** question and let me on my way.

After I moved down to SJC: Flying to YVR for a few days in March two years ago, mainly to see this girl I met online, but also to take care of some financial stuff for the family. At the immigration booth the guy asked more than his usual share of questions. Finally he asked why I am going back. "Pay my taxes" I said (which is 100% true). That shut him up right there.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ironmanjt:
[B]Unfortunately, there is a problem at YVR I think. Anyone of Asian decent is probably 100x more likely to be questioned.</font>
How said but how true.

What really is ironic is that being Asian-Canadian myself, every time I've been hassled by an immigration official, they are always Asian-Canadian inspectors. I've never really had a problem with a Caucasian customs inspector (until I come back to the US, but that's a whole different can of worms we'll save for later). Kind of disturbing, really...
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Old May 18, 2003, 9:15 am
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While I was living in Japan, I did a lot of travel around Asia.

In general the customs and immigration folks in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Australia, and Korea are very polite and I've never been hassled. Yes Australia is not Asia exactly, but 10 hours to Australia from Japan is a heck of a lot better than 17 hours from LAX.

However, 2 cautionary notes:

1) Due to SARS, I would not be getting on an airplane if I had any type of cough, sniffle, or even allergy. Going to any of those countries above plus mainland China means you risk a 10 day enforced airports 'SARS-batical'.

This is of course ignoring the SARS chance itself.

2) Don't ever carry Tic Tac type mints in any luggage - especially going to/from Thailand. I once had a pack of white Tic Tacs in a checked luggage coming back from Thailand. The only time Japanese customs ever checks anyone is for Thailand returnees - and the **** Tic Tac box had broken open and spread everywhere in the suitcase. Needless to say a bunch of small white pill-like objects in my luggage then engendered a 4 hour wait in the airport while one (or more) of said objects were tested for drugs.

Everyone was very polite, but I personally will only carry the dissolving film breath fresheners from now on. At least until I get hassled by someone thinking they are speed tabs...
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Old May 18, 2003, 11:30 am
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I happened to take advantage of two great deals. Last week I flew JFK-LHR. The immigration officer at LHR could not believe that I would "fly all that way for a day trip." Finally, she let me through after hearing the person next to me say that he was also taking advantage of a $99 r/t. No problem coming back to JFK: the US immigration officer didn't ask me a single question.
Yesterday, I went to YYZ. I was asked several questions about why I wanted to come to Canada for a day. After mentioning the cheap fare and the frequent flyer miles, I was allowed in. She stamped my passport. US Customs at YYZ was no problem at all.
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Old May 18, 2003, 1:20 pm
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I've never done mileage runs. My question is - what happens if you miss a connection along the way? Or if you're going to (for example) LHR & coming back on the next flight, and your outbound gets delayed causing you to miss? What do the airlines do?

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Old May 19, 2003, 12:41 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SkiAdcock:
I've never done mileage runs. My question is - what happens if you miss a connection along the way? Or if you're going to (for example) LHR & coming back on the next flight, and your outbound gets delayed causing you to miss? What do the airlines do?

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Happens to me with some regularity - AA simply puts me on the next available flight. If it's their fault - I get confirmed space. If it's my fault - I ride standby.
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Old May 20, 2003, 9:18 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by umguy:
I agree that YVR is the worst. When I was working for an airline I flew into YVR, and didn't have a return ticket. Which is no big deal because I could just get passes from the ticket counter. Well that wasn't good enough for this guy. I showed him my work id, my passport, and he still asked me 1000's of questions. Then he asked me why I had passed through Canadian immigration 3 times in the previous week. He just couldn't catch on that I was an airline employee and I was flying for work those other times. </font>
Totally agree with you on this one umguy. I fly into Canada about7 times a year for business primarily, and usually to YVR. my last entrance was the worst, with me being sent to wait in line with about 30 other people to have everything checked.
Luckily they singled me out because I spoke English, and then went through the 30 questions routine. total delay-approximately 1 hour.
This officer was quite nice, but the first officer at immigration was nothing short of rude and arrogant.
I, like you all, travel frequently and all over the world, and Canada is the only country that has treated me this way.
I have been searched once in the USA (bags only) and it was not an unpleasent experience-very polite and apologised for the delay.
Lets hope someone from Canadian Immigration reads these threads
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Old May 20, 2003, 9:38 pm
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These comments about Canada concern me a bit since I am currently planning a MR on a ONE ticket as follows:

HKG-(viaYVR)-JFK-YVR-DFW-ANC-DFW-ORD-LAX-LHR...

[My girlfriend, who believes me to be insane will, meanwhile, fly HKG-LHR ]

Has anyone experience of:

a) turning round on the CX flight at JFK (arr from HK/Canada, dep to Canada on the same plane)

b) transiting YVR (arriving at 02:45 departing 07:00) from USA to USA?

Do I get stamped into Canada in the first transit at YVR (I know it would need a visa if I didn't have a passport which is visa-free for Canada)?

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Old Jun 23, 2003, 12:34 pm
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Old Jun 24, 2003, 7:09 pm
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I'm fairly new to mileage runs but I decided to take the big plunge recently. I took advantage of the $320 continental fare to Hawaii [thanks to FT !]. It was SFO-EWR-IAH-HNL-IAH-ANC-DTW-SFO. I enjoyed 3 wonderful days in Honolulu last month and gained a lot of miles. I had no issues at any airport. My only issue was being a tired rookie mileage runner.

Last week I received a message from a member of the Anchorage DEA requesting a return call. It took us a week to connect with each other but when we did, the questions were regarding the mileage run. She mentioned that she'd received a report from the airline of strange flight activity. There was someone else with a similar itinerary and she wanted to know if or how I knew this individual. I explained that it was a mileage run and that I was traveling alone. She was very understanding and stated that she'd already run a background check and figured it was probably that. She'd talked to the other person in question and he also told her that his was a mileage run. We even joked about it and she wished me "Happy Flying" when saying goodbye.

My friends already thought I was crazy for flying everywhere in just a few days. I figured I would relay my story here where a few others might understand.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by c1ue:
Don't ever carry Tic Tac type mints in any luggage - especially going to/from Thailand. I once had a pack of white Tic Tacs in a checked luggage coming back from Thailand. The only time Japanese customs ever checks anyone is for Thailand returnees - and the **** Tic Tac box had broken open and spread everywhere in the suitcase. Needless to say a bunch of small white pill-like objects in my luggage then engendered a 4 hour wait in the airport while one (or more) of said objects were tested for drugs.

Everyone was very polite, but I personally will only carry the dissolving film breath fresheners from now on. At least until I get hassled by someone thinking they are speed tabs...
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I had the same problem with Tic Tacs. I spent a year overseas and before I left my dad put a few packets of Tic Tacs in my suitcase. I had no idea they were there, until I arrived back in MEL and they X-rayed my bags at customs, and then opened it up to find my little white pills.

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Old Jun 29, 2003, 4:04 am
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Just finished a mileage run which included:

- same plane turnround YVR-JFK-YVR
- transit at YVR from JFK to DFW
- same plane turnround at ANC
- same plane turnround (but 6 hour gap) at CAI

No problems anywhere. Trip report in three parts:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum81/HTML/003834.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum81/HTML/003842.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum81/HTML/003847.html
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