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Jan 18, 2010 | 2:30 pm

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vbroucek

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Originally Posted by david870mdg

How can you blame the Yanks for the last part of the above statement?
Please cite an example outside the US where your final destination is a domestic connection and you dont have to clear customs / immigration / re check baggage when your last flight is on a purley domestic leg as QF 107 is?

David

Hi David,

because it is true even if you are conecting to TATL flight. For example, I flew SYD (UA) SFO (LH) FRA and had to re-check my luggage between the two flights!!! And did I say anything about domestic connection in my message? I did not.

You can do that in Germany - if flying to HAM via FRA (did it!!!), you do not have to collect your luggage in FRA.

And then, it works basically throughout the Schengen part of EU - you clear immigration in the first Schengen port, but customs only at your destination. For example, you clear immigration in FRA, but collect your bags and do customs in BSL - as I often do...

Last edited by vbroucek; Jan 18, 2010 at 2:55 pm

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