Originally Posted by
evanaggie
I'll be honest: I read the first 2 pages and the last page. =)
I'm flying back from BNE on Q15. On time performance is 86%. I checked and in some cases on-time = 10-15min early. I'll be in business class. I'm going to apply for global entry (to also get TSA PreCheck).
Q15 arrives @ 6:35am on a Friday in LAX. I would really like to make a 800am flight from LAX to DFW on AA. It looks like based on page 1 Qantas (Arrivals) are at the same terminal of American Airlines.
What do people think? It sounds like this may be at early portion of the Trans-Pacific arrivals? My other option is an 830am flight, but it also arrives 75 minutes later at my destination (I guess 45 if you take out the 8am v 830am departure)...
The published minimum connection time for LAX International --> Domestic is 2 hours, so I don't think you can even book this on one ticket. Maybe you intend to book two separate tickets? Be warned, if you book two tickets and miss the flight to DFW you're totally sunk.
Qantas typically arrives at TBIT, the diagram is really old. Doesn't really matter, terminal 4 is only about a 5 minute walk from TBIT (exit to the right of the building).
You've only got 1:15 minutes to deplane, clear passport control, customs and TSA security (I took 10 minutes off because you have to be at the gate 10 minutes prior...) You mention that you want Global Entry -- will it actually be approved before your flight? Also, GE does not guarantee TSA Pre Check.
For this connection to work, which is super tight and not "legal", all of the following must be true:
- The flight must arrive on time / early
- You must not check any bags
- GE kiosks must be working (they have been down before, and although you can get in a shorter line, it still takes time)
- You must get a clean GE ticket (e.g., not selected for additional screening on arrival -- those tickets are marked with X)
- You must not have anything to declare at customs, and you must not be selected for additional screening there
- TSA precheck must be working and you must receive it
The mornings are typically busy for TBIT and T4, which complicates things. I personally wouldn't book anything before 8:30 at the earliest (yes, I have GE).
This being said, I have done the whole process described above in 10 minutes. Although in my case I was in the T6 CBP facility with United, but the process would be the same. Everything went amazingly well that time, in *ALL* subsequent returns to T6 things have taken longer (most recently the GE kiosks were down, one other time the kiosks had huge lines...)