Originally Posted by
PeeterL
Hi. I'm flying HEL-[AY]-ORD-[AA]-SNA on May 13th. I know that there is, or used to be the 1-stop CBP facility in T5, which MADPhil mentions a couple of posts above. My problem is, that I've managed to locate it only once, when I flew in from either ARN or CPH with SK, but not during my numerous arrivals with AY. Browsing some other posts in this and in the "Midwest" forum, I've got an impression that perhaps 1-stop is not accessible from all gates of T5, in particular the central ones (M8-M11). Is my hitch correct? Or is it possible, in case of arriving in one of the central gates, to go down a corridor, away from the central CBP area and towards the 1-stop facility?
Thanks,
P.
It's a bit hard to figure out the online map but it looks as if there is one-stop on both sides of the main immigration area. It certainly exists in the corridor when land side is on your right. The actual check point is unobtrusive but there are Tensa barriers and GE machines on the land side wall of the corridor. Just don't get swept on by the crowd. If there isn't one on the other side then you should be able to cross the back of the main immigration area to get to the one that I know exists. I usually have a checked bag hence the vagueness!