Connecting Through Montreal Question
Mar 5, 2016, 7:09 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 117
Connecting Through Montreal Question
Please refresh my memory...
We are flying Halifax, Montreal, Fort Lauderdale. We will clear US customs in Montreal but do we need to go through regular security screening again as well? Just curious as to whether I will need to ditch my water bottle or not.
Travelling over March Break and don't want to slow things down.
We are flying Halifax, Montreal, Fort Lauderdale. We will clear US customs in Montreal but do we need to go through regular security screening again as well? Just curious as to whether I will need to ditch my water bottle or not.
Travelling over March Break and don't want to slow things down.
Mar 5, 2016, 7:35 am
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 117
Please refresh my memory...
We are flying Halifax, Montreal, Fort Lauderdale. We will clear US customs in Montreal but do we need to go through regular security screening again as well? Just curious as to whether I will need to ditch my water bottle or not.
Travelling over March Break and don't want to slow things down.
We are flying Halifax, Montreal, Fort Lauderdale. We will clear US customs in Montreal but do we need to go through regular security screening again as well? Just curious as to whether I will need to ditch my water bottle or not.
Travelling over March Break and don't want to slow things down.
Mar 5, 2016, 9:27 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 252
Traveled from Ottawa to Montreal to Las Vegas earlier this month.
US security/customs in Montreal was awful. Huge line, one security station, nexus line only after security. Took over an hour.
Would have been better off avoiding the "connecting passenger" line.
Hate going through Toronto but they do do this much better.
US security/customs in Montreal was awful. Huge line, one security station, nexus line only after security. Took over an hour.
Would have been better off avoiding the "connecting passenger" line.
Hate going through Toronto but they do do this much better.
Mar 8, 2016, 4:59 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: Star Alliance G*, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium,
Posts: 3,585
NEXUS @ YUL & checked luggage
Good luck with NEXUS in YUL. I have been twice this year, and the "dedicated" NEXUS lines were not open either time. Notified CATSA and their response offered a workaround:
We understand that on the day in question, the Trusted Traveller CATSA Security Line was closed. Unfortunately, it is not always feasible for CATSA to have this line open. CATSA meets regularly with airport and airline representatives to discuss information such as the number of flights scheduled and upcoming events at the airport. Using this information and historical data, CATSA calculates how many lines should be open. Nonetheless, as a NEXUS cardholder, should this line not be open, please present yourself to the screening officer at the front of the line and show your NEXUS card to be given priority.
Also, on my flight MIA-YUL, I waited over 30 minutes for checked luggage to arrive (with Priority tags). YUL had 6 transborder flights arriving on a single belt. Crowding?
We understand that on the day in question, the Trusted Traveller CATSA Security Line was closed. Unfortunately, it is not always feasible for CATSA to have this line open. CATSA meets regularly with airport and airline representatives to discuss information such as the number of flights scheduled and upcoming events at the airport. Using this information and historical data, CATSA calculates how many lines should be open. Nonetheless, as a NEXUS cardholder, should this line not be open, please present yourself to the screening officer at the front of the line and show your NEXUS card to be given priority.
Also, on my flight MIA-YUL, I waited over 30 minutes for checked luggage to arrive (with Priority tags). YUL had 6 transborder flights arriving on a single belt. Crowding?
Mar 8, 2016, 4:53 pm
#6
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 117
Good luck with NEXUS in YUL. I have been twice this year, and the "dedicated" NEXUS lines were not open either time. Notified CATSA and their response offered a workaround:
We understand that on the day in question, the Trusted Traveller CATSA Security Line was closed. Unfortunately, it is not always feasible for CATSA to have this line open. CATSA meets regularly with airport and airline representatives to discuss information such as the number of flights scheduled and upcoming events at the airport. Using this information and historical data, CATSA calculates how many lines should be open. Nonetheless, as a NEXUS cardholder, should this line not be open, please present yourself to the screening officer at the front of the line and show your NEXUS card to be given priority.
Also, on my flight MIA-YUL, I waited over 30 minutes for checked luggage to arrive (with Priority tags). YUL had 6 transborder flights arriving on a single belt. Crowding?
We understand that on the day in question, the Trusted Traveller CATSA Security Line was closed. Unfortunately, it is not always feasible for CATSA to have this line open. CATSA meets regularly with airport and airline representatives to discuss information such as the number of flights scheduled and upcoming events at the airport. Using this information and historical data, CATSA calculates how many lines should be open. Nonetheless, as a NEXUS cardholder, should this line not be open, please present yourself to the screening officer at the front of the line and show your NEXUS card to be given priority.
Also, on my flight MIA-YUL, I waited over 30 minutes for checked luggage to arrive (with Priority tags). YUL had 6 transborder flights arriving on a single belt. Crowding?
I don't quite understand this portion...
"Nonetheless, as a NEXUS cardholder, should this line not be open, please present yourself to the screening officer at the front of the line and show your NEXUS card to be given priority."
Does this mean we skip to the front of the line or just show the card when we get there. Doesn't seem very beneficial if it is the latter.
Mar 8, 2016, 7:09 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K MM, BA-S HH-D, MB-G LT Sil, IHG-Plt, Nexus, Global Entry
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