Originally Posted by
aerosly
Yeah, I had just gone through customs the day before, and it took more than an hour for me. I think this was the result of introducing new automated checkpoints that were incredibly slow for some reason; whatever the reason, I wasn't surprised at how long it took. On board, I was in 1A close to the FAs, and overheard them talking about it; apparently they had some fruit and stuff for lunch that customs confiscated, so they must have gotten pulled off for hassling.. err.. additional inspection.
Usually there is a dedicated lane for crew members so they don't have to wait in the general queue and can pass through quickly. It makes more sense if they had food, though. Mexico is very particular about protecting their agriculture sector. Once the ag inspector wanted me to throw away a (cooked) pizza because they through it contained meat. If it doesn't have a USDA inspection stamp, it doesn't enter Mexico.