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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 2:19 pm
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Hi,

What cabin are you in?

If in F or CW you should be clear of customs fairly quickly ( I have done it in 20-25mins being in CW)- however that is with no other a/c in front of us.

PHX is very good for entering ( on the other hand if in WT it might take slightly longer as there are fewer CBP staff than other airports ( but less pax also)

From exiting customs it is a bit of a hike ( then an elevator to the main public area of T4 then another elevator to check in)

I do not know minimum check in times for US Airways but I would leave at least 2hours ( also to allow for any delays on the BA flight) .I assume if you miss the US airways flight they could put you on the next flight for little/no charge. If the charge is high you may want to build in more leeway.

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TBS
PS on the return, US airways may be able to tag your bags to PHX then LHR so you do not have to collect them at PHX ( and with PYOBP you could head straight from the US airways gate to Gate B22 and up the stairs to the BA lounge ( the BA flight has left from B25 in my experience)

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