Originally Posted by GUWonder
Would Romanian customs even care? Romanian immigration may care a bit more ... but I doubt they'd give much issue. Look forward to hearing about your non-Ceauşescuesque experience.
Yea I don't think there's any issue with Immigration or Customs. I hate the exit/entry passport stamp, it's red and ugly, can't wait for Jan 1st. when they'll hopefully switch to the standard EU stamp.
Originally Posted by grownfool
I'm currently in Amsterdam and so far I haven't had any problems. I was easily able to standby for an earlier flight for the YOW- DTW leg. US Customs was very curious about why I went to Canada for less than 12 hours which only led to a few extra questions.
KLM issued me a window seat for AMS-OTP which I was easily able to change to an aisle. So far NW and KLM haven't treated me any different than usual but I haven't tried to change dates or upgrade. I will be attempting to change dates after I arrive in Warsaw on Saturday morning so I'm hoping NW will allow changes once travel has commenced.
We'll see how Romanian customs likes my immediate turnaround tonight. I arrive at 12:05am and depart at 6:10am.
Are you planning on sleeping in the airport or staying at one of the hotels in the area?
If the airport stays open (not sure, I can call them and find out if you want) you can bypass immigration and customs by going thru the Transit / Connecting Flights checkpoint rather than going up the escalator that leads to passport control w/ everyone else.