Originally Posted by
Gillto
Hi looking to book flight from New York to Houston with United Airlines, transfering to Air New Zealand flight to Auckland.
Transfer time is 1 hour. is this sufficient time to get through customs and security, also will luggage be transfered or will we need to collect.
You won't have to go through customs or security in Houston. You will pass through security in NY. There is no transfer security in the States nor are there outgoing immigration checks. It will be a very simple connection. Assuming that this is all on one ticket (and actually even if it isn't) your bags will be checked through. The biggest issue is Houston is a pretty big airport and you could face a fairly long walk from the gate you arrive at to the D Gates that Air New Zealand leaves from. Because of this, any delay in your NYC-Houston flight could cause you to miss your connection. So, 1 hour is tight but not because of security or customs....