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Flying business class from MEL to JFK via SYD and SFO. Can somebody tell me the arrangments at SFO. What terminal do we come in on and which one do we leave for JFK? Do we have to go through security at SFO? What happens to out luggage which would have been ticketed through to JFK? Where is the airline lounge(s) in relation to the departure gates for JFK? Thanks.
You will arrive at the international terminal at SFO, go through immigration and collect your bags, go through customs and re-deposit your bags at the transfer desk right after customs since you checked your bags all the way through to your final destination.
All pax arriving internationally in the USA must clear security to continue on the domestic portion of their journey. After you exit customs you will be landside, follow the directions/signs for connecting pax to re-clear security at SFO.
Some PS flights to JFK leave from the international terminal and some leave from T3. Either way, it's a short walk. Check the displays after you arrive to find the gate for your connecting flight.
There's a United Club in both T3 and in the International terminal. Use the one closest to the gate for your JFK flight.
-David