ANU-MIA international arrival bag claim and recheck when connecting?
Oct 14, 2014, 4:38 pm
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ANU-MIA international arrival bag claim and recheck when connecting?
Upon arrival at MIA I assume we arrive at D. Since Miami International website claims that flights arriving from Carribean dont go through customs is ANU considerred "carribean" for these purposes? I will be flying ANU-MIA-RDU (claiming bags at RDU) then flying the next day to ORD. Main question is upon checking in at ANU will they be able to check the checked luggage through to RDU or will we have to go through customs, go pick our bags up and recheck it to RDU? AS gold here on an AS award. I have 3.5 hours layover so if everything out of ANU is on time to MIA I have plenty of time. Just curious on any insight. Id rather know ahead of time rather than wandering around like a wounded duck
Oct 14, 2014, 4:59 pm
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http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/pre...lear-locations
Oct 14, 2014, 5:27 pm
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ok so basically it will be the same routine as if I was arriving into LAX or LGA from CDG or SYD?
Oct 14, 2014, 5:32 pm
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We've moved your question into the proper forum, as AA and US continue to operate as separate airlines for now.
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Oct 15, 2014, 1:31 am
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Has the addition of the self-service passport kiosks sped anything up at the arrivals hall? The aviation department's press releases make it seem like it has, but I take those with a grain of salt.
With 3.5 hours, you should be fine barring any delay. Are you connecting to the last RDU flight of the day?
With 3.5 hours, you should be fine barring any delay. Are you connecting to the last RDU flight of the day?
Oct 15, 2014, 1:58 am
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Has the addition of the self-service passport kiosks sped anything up at the arrivals hall? The aviation department's press releases make it seem like it has, but I take those with a grain of salt.
With 3.5 hours, you should be fine barring any delay. Are you connecting to the last RDU flight of the day?
With 3.5 hours, you should be fine barring any delay. Are you connecting to the last RDU flight of the day?
Oct 15, 2014, 3:15 am
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I have to agree. It is really great that I can clear Immigration in seconds, however the line to get through Customs in MIA is a mess. Are there plans to fix this at MIA?
Oct 15, 2014, 4:06 am
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I ask because I am planning to transit through MIA twice next Feb/Mar and it would be great to be able to use the koisks
But I cannot see anything on the Miami Airport Site, or on cbp.com allowing ESTA travellers to use the kiosks
Oct 15, 2014, 4:36 am
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Are you sure of this?
I ask because I am planning to transit through MIA twice next Feb/Mar and it would be great to be able to use the koisks
But I cannot see anything on the Miami Airport Site, or on cbp.com allowing ESTA travellers to use the kiosks
I ask because I am planning to transit through MIA twice next Feb/Mar and it would be great to be able to use the koisks
But I cannot see anything on the Miami Airport Site, or on cbp.com allowing ESTA travellers to use the kiosks
Oct 15, 2014, 4:57 am
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Are you sure of this?
I ask because I am planning to transit through MIA twice next Feb/Mar and it would be great to be able to use the koisks
But I cannot see anything on the Miami Airport Site, or on cbp.com allowing ESTA travellers to use the kiosks
I ask because I am planning to transit through MIA twice next Feb/Mar and it would be great to be able to use the koisks
But I cannot see anything on the Miami Airport Site, or on cbp.com allowing ESTA travellers to use the kiosks
Even when you can't use the kiosks (my mother's fingerprints are often not scanable), the lines are rather short now that it's not full of ESTA passengers. Though this may be different if your flight arrives in the early morning together with all the deep South America flights.