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Old Aug 20, 2023 | 11:58 am
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Originally Posted by bloodyeyeballs
you are traveling XXX-HNL-GUM, there are options to go through NRT if flight to HNL is delayed or canceled. For example, from LAX, the flights to HNL all leave no later than 10:00 am. Flights to Tokyo leave around noon, so I’ve bailed on HNL and picked up LAX-NRT-GUM several times over the years.
I'm curious how this doesn't run afoul of cabotage rules? Is it because Guam is outside the US customs zone?
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