How bad are immigration lines in YYZ? (non-NEXUS)
May 13, 2013, 4:33 am
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How bad are immigration lines in YYZ? (non-NEXUS)
Anyone know what the lines look like for a non-NEXUS traveler on a weekday morning? (7:45am on a Tuesday)
I'm planning a flight from CLE-YYZ and I've got a meeting in downtown Toronto starting in the early morning.
I'm planning a flight from CLE-YYZ and I've got a meeting in downtown Toronto starting in the early morning.
May 13, 2013, 6:45 am
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No lineup in the morning. Most flight arriving at that time are domestic red eyes that do not require immigration. There are a few US west coast and vegas flights but nothing to create any major lineup. Likely 15 mins.
May 14, 2013, 11:19 pm
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Mornings are usually fine.
The biggest $h!t$how of incompetence begins around mid-afternoon and ends early evening.
The biggest $h!t$how of incompetence begins around mid-afternoon and ends early evening.
May 28, 2013, 10:25 am
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I'm flying PHL-YYZ-LHR next month. Haven't connected thru YYZ in 10+ years, so wondered what the immigration into Canada will be like at around 8:20pm. Or are international connections not required to clear? My connection doesn't leave until 11:20pm, so presumably that will leave some time for a visit to the club.
Which brings me to the second Q: as a *G, I can access the international MLL there, correct?
Anything else must see/do in YYZ?
Which brings me to the second Q: as a *G, I can access the international MLL there, correct?
Anything else must see/do in YYZ?
May 28, 2013, 10:35 am
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I'm flying PHL-YYZ-LHR next month. Haven't connected thru YYZ in 10+ years, so wondered what the immigration into Canada will be like at around 8:20pm. Or are international connections not required to clear? My connection doesn't leave until 11:20pm, so presumably that will leave some time for a visit to the club.
Which brings me to the second Q: as a *G, I can access the international MLL there, correct?
Anything else must see/do in YYZ?
Which brings me to the second Q: as a *G, I can access the international MLL there, correct?
Anything else must see/do in YYZ?
Yes you can access the MLL with *G
May 28, 2013, 10:50 am
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Immigration lines could be long but you only need to use the connections line which is rarely more than 5 mins as it tends to be a document check. The connections line is on the left just BEFORE you head down the escalators to the main immigration hall.
Yes you can access the MLL with *G
Yes you can access the MLL with *G
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May 28, 2013, 10:52 am
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May 28, 2013, 10:58 am
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On your return (assuming you are going LHR-YYZ-PHL) you will go down the escalators towards Canada Customs, and once you pass through the doors you will take a hard left with purple signs for US connections (F gates)... you will proceed to a special area where you scan your boarding pass on a kiosk and then once your name appears on the TV monitor you proceed directly to US immigration/customs and then security. No need to go through Canadian immigration/customs and no need to claim your bag.
May 28, 2013, 11:10 am
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May 28, 2013, 11:57 am
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