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Old Sep 1, 2014 | 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by paulyras
Hmm... Seems odd that after an international flight to an intra-EU flight, you wouldn't have to go through customs as you enter the EU. How do they know who on the final plane is intra-EU vs international (from outside of the EU, to be more correct)?

I'll need to do some digging and call the airlines involved I believe.
You have to go through immigration at the first point of entry, but not necessarily customs.

At MAN, you arrive in the domestic part. If you have anything to declare, you need to phone a customs officer
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