Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
I would avoid any immigration at the east coast if I only could (SFO is so much better). Some of these agents in NY fail even to imagine that it is possible that guys like myself fly in at lunchtime and return the same night. I had a nasty discussion about that at JFK last Thursday.
I find this surprising given that I would think New York is the one place where I would expect this to happen (all those Wall Street Banks) comparatively frequently.
As far as the overall thread is concerned, I find, with exceptions, that connections tend to be fine at big hubs when you are flying that hub's major airline for both legs. So BA at Heathrow is fine (although I have never had to switch T5-T3), LH at Frankfurt is OK (although there can be some hikes, and the construction is messing things up at the moment), and LH at Munich is great.
I haven't yet experienced AMS, so can't speak to that. CDG, however, is a pain. They may call it Terminal 2, but in fact, it is six terminals, and AF has its flights scattered all over the place, so I would rank it last among the big airports.