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Old Mar 13, 2024 | 1:48 pm
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Originally Posted by kiwifrequentflyer
You will arrive in LAX and clear customs, and I'll be honest, customs in LAX is not my favorite place. It's ugly, loud and variable. I have cleared customs in 20 minutes and I have also waited 90+ minutes.
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I've gone from plane to curbside in under 15 minutes, but once it took over 3 hours as the immigration area was overrun with passengers and they had to put us in a special holding room. They then apparently forgot about us - when they remembered we existed the immigration area was virtually empty.

With LAX, there simply is no way to predict what the experience will be like. I always fly through YVR now instead, although I do miss the LAX lounge.
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