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Nov 5, 2016 | 8:29 am

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Originally Posted by TFKEF

Today is the slowest day of the week and outside high season and there are eleven flights to the US. Peak days in the summer of 2017 will probably reach more than 30 US-bound flights per day.

This traffic is also very concentrated within the day. The peak flow of US-bound passengers probably only compares to the major hubs in Europe. If the CBP wants a preclearance facility it would need to be staffed very well.

And how many flights from KEF to the EU/EEA?

US CBP Preclearance will force an increase in the MCT to even transit the airport. And it would also force a worse check-in cut-off time at KEF.

This stuff is done to benefit the US DHS and governments (government figures in brown-nose mode), not passengers in the main.

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