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Old Sep 24, 2023 | 1:11 am
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Originally Posted by UA_Throwaway900
Or would this depend case by case/vary by airline/whatever else? For international flights (especially into the US) that continue using the same flight number/aircraft, do they typically park at a gate and/or offload and do CBP at the diversion airport before continuing, or do passengers stay on board? Who/what would decide this?
Case by case basis. In coordination with CBP at both the diversion station and original destination. UA can state a preference, however CBP is the final authority as to how the diversion will be handled for customs processing, which then dictates how the rest of the diversion will be handled..
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