Originally Posted by
pdx1M
Well I got to use my GE for the first time at IAD yesterday morning inbound from Dubai. Worked like a charm and I must have set a personal record for time from plane to in terminal ready for connection. With carry on only it was less than 5 minutes. Of course, the IAD UA mid-field customs is a big part of that but still really liked the GE deal.
I just used my GE first time yesterday at ORD connecting a flight from ZRH to IAH. When I entered the immigration area there must have been 200-300 people in line, it was all the way past the ropes out into the walkway; I bellied up to the GE kiosk started the process and a pilot walked up to the one next to me and commented with a smile "best money you ever spent,huh?" Total was less than 5 minutes through customs and out the door. The nice thing is I was able to change terminals, get though security (first time through the body scanner...maybe comments on this for another post but it pissed me off to get scanned then get frisked as well, whats the point); and get boarded on an earlier flight home. No way I could have made it w/o the GE process; shaved two hours off arrival. Two thumbs up for Global Entry.^^