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Originally Posted by Often1
Originally Posted by
Wally Bird
It isn't INT-INT; that's the whole point of pre-clearance.
Please reread what I wrote. I made it clear that this is a pre-clearance arrival and such pax are
treated as domestic. But, this is nonetheless an intl. arrival and to the extent that this gets OP a free change, it's a good thing.
It's
not an international arrival for purposes of MCT. There are separate MCTs for true international arrivals because of the extra time needed to clear immigration and customs. That's obviously not a factor on arrivals from those Canadian airports which offer pre-clearance.
As noted upthread, there is a separate MCT at IAD for UA arrivals from Canada.
While it might have been unwise to book such a tight connection, if the ticketed itinerary satisfies the MCT, I would be surprised if the travel agent or ticketing carrier would agree to change the flights without charge.
Assuming that there is a legal connection at IAD, the passengers should be protected in the event of a mis-connect. But if the passengers' NRT-Philippines flight is on a separate ticket, then the passengers might not be protected on
that flight if their arrival into NRT is delayed because of a mis-connect at IAD (or for any other reason).