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Old Sep 29, 2015, 11:51 am
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zarkov505
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: HSV (formerly AUS)
Programs: AA MM (like it matters!) All of my flying was personal travel, and COVID-19 stopped that.
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It is theoretically possible to make that connection, but your checked baggage will almost certainly not make it, because of customs inspection time.

You won't be able to book it, because of MCT.

The way I know it is possible is that a ground departure delay out of HKG on CX put me in that exact spot. CX radio'ed ahead, to have an agent waiting for me on the jetway. Shortly before landing, they moved me and my carryons to a vacant seat immediately adjacent to the hatch. I was the first person off the airplane at SFO, got the escorted forced march through Fast Track immigration and security, and then power-walked through the terminal. The agent went ahead to tell the airplane crew I was on my way, just behind him. I got onto the airplane about 10 minutes before scheduled departure, last one on. A few minutes later, the FA came to tell me they weren't going to be able to get my checked bags onto the airplane, as there just wasn't enough time.

I do not ever want to try that again.

There was another flight out, about half an hour to an hour later, so I wasn't going to have to find a comfortable section of floor to sleep on until morning arrived, but still...
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