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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 5:02 pm
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cornfedcowboy
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Originally Posted by Willytx
My mom just when through there. Her biggest problem wasn't security it was the connecting flight that was changed to a distant terminal. That meant going through passport control and security. She made it before they offloaded her luggage. It's a big airport so make sure you allow a decent amount of time if changing planes. It is also boring as h*ll, so don't allot too much time.
Boring? Not for me. That place is a shopping mall on steroids and good sushi to boot!

As for security, some but not all U.S. bound flights have body scanners. Two weeks ago the scanner at my gate was not yet installed. Everyone was patted down and all bags were manually searched after x-ray. Pretty painless and professional.

Also, be sure to walk all the way to your conecting gate prior to shopping. You want to make sure you have passed through your immigration line. Some times the wait can be quite long(30 minutes or more). A few of those terminals are a long walk.
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