Originally Posted by
Flyer737
My daughter is traveling Paris to Baton Rouge via IAH on a Saturday. The connection time Saturday afternoon is a little over 2 hours. I assume this will be fine... if not, somebody please say so. There is no earlier connection on a Saturday, so no temptation to try to cut it closer.
I would like to be able to tell her what to expect at IAH and have a few questions. She is travelling with a US passport.
1. Will she have to collect her bags, clear customs, and then recheck them to Baton Rouge?
2. Is there a separate baggage claim area "inside of secuity"? I assume there must be.
3. Will there ever be a need to go outside security and have to clear again?
4. Any other advice?
Thanks in advance for the help!
1. She'll collect her bags before going through immigration and then drop them just after clearing customs (as mentioned there's a spot for that just after you pass through US Customs).
2. See answer to 1
3. Once you pass through immigration and customs you are no longer in the secure area and will need to pass back through security again. As mentioned there is a security gate just after customs to facilitate this.
4. With two hours she should have more than enough time. It can take about 30 minutes to clear customs and immigration on a busy day.