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Originally Posted by epiphani
(Post 26641047)
I asked if checking GE was the new normal. I got a "for now" response. General experience... other than the GE checking, no real noticeable difference to me.
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This should be moved to the Canada thread, since it has no relevance to Aeroplan/Air Canada.
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Going to give this a try in a week... hopefully the kinks are worked out by then.
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Went through this morning.
Very nice and simple. Have global entry and very smooth. As with any new process they wanted everyone to see an officer. They did that when they first introduced all the global entry machines too. Then after awhile it was not necessary. I think this is great . |
Has the US-bound YYZ connections process improved? Specifically, does anyone know if connecting pax no longer need to go through security at YYZ? Do we get dropped directly into the GE / CBP area? Or is that a future development?
Getting to skip security after going through it at YOW just an hour earlier would be a blessing. |
Originally Posted by 172pilot
(Post 26641222)
I've done this a couple of times at T3. You checkin and get your bag tagged. You take the bag to a conveyor where you scan your BP and then place the bag on the conveyor. It scans your bag and it enters the system.
You now go through security as normal. Nexus, priority, etc. After you clear security there is a computer station where you scan your BP and enter the number of checked bags. I assume this check is to let the system know that you are through security and ready for CBP. I also assume that they can't release the bags until this check? You then proceed to US customs and immigration. GE terminals and everything else is the same as before except you're not lugging a suit case. You clear immigration (or GE) and then proceed to customs. You hand your paper slip to the customs officer. I have always just proceeded to the gate but I assume that at this point if they want to search your bag, they can scan your BP, and the system will automatically bring your bags. The same would be true if you were rejected by immigration. I'm not sure if the bags are automatically released to the airline if you're not stopped or if there is a time limit but they do magically get there :) Altogether a much better system as no one is dragging bags through customs. I have had no issues with the process (except for the one time Mrs. Sopwith had renewed her passport and forgot to update Nexus. Don't do it!) |
Originally Posted by furballs
(Post 26641168)
Quite confused today were the yellow jackets. If you have nexus/ge, but no checked baggage, you got your ge machine receipt and headed towards the usual funnel where you hand it over. If you have checked bags, you have to see an officer, where you are shown a picture of your bag on a belt (since you left it at checkin, same as you would for domestic or international) , your bp is stamped and off you go.
But the yellowjackets couldn't figure out how to tell people this, and there was no dedicated officer for ge, and so they were intermixing with regular line, and at one point there were two ge lines for no apparent reason, and people (including me) were getting irritated. What's the point of ge if you end up in the line anyway? Should be a dedicated ge officer, since its a 3.2 scond process..... There seemed to be a line after the GE machines, so I got in it. Then one of the CBP officers shouted "ANY GLOBAL ENTRY!??!?!" So I waved my card, and he waved me through. I don't know what all the other people were doing in that area. But it was not "easy". The only reason I was through quickly was that the one officer was shouting for me :) It seems like in Canada's airports with preclearance, GE doesn't mean much, because most of the passengers have US/CA passports anyway, which are "trusted". Whereas at SFO/LAX/IAH/etc., having GE makes you godlike. |
I just find it annoying when going through Global Entry with a checked bag, sometimes they ask you to verify your checked bag on a screen, sometimes they don't. They need to clarify the process.
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I went through T1 today and it was very busy with the CATSA queue streaming out into the terminal The NEXUS/Global Entry line flowed reasonably well. In essence they have moved Security before the Immigration...so I suspect there will be real challenges with the queues at peak times!
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Originally Posted by InTheAirGuy
(Post 26641435)
This should be moved to the Canada thread, since it has no relevance to Aeroplan/Air Canada.
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Originally Posted by kwflyer
(Post 26645421)
+1
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Has the new setup affected AC check-in locations at all? For priority check-in, can we use the new 'Business Class' check-in area for US flights now?
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Originally Posted by sweden05
(Post 26641846)
Has the US-bound YYZ connections process improved? Specifically, does anyone know if connecting pax no longer need to go through security at YYZ? Do we get dropped directly into the GE / CBP area? Or is that a future development?
Getting to skip security after going through it at YOW just an hour earlier would be a blessing. |
Originally Posted by D582
(Post 26646208)
Has the new setup affected AC check-in locations at all? For priority check-in, can we use the new 'Business Class' check-in area for US flights now?
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Originally Posted by D582
(Post 26646208)
Has the new setup affected AC check-in locations at all? For priority check-in, can we use the new 'Business Class' check-in area for US flights now?
It's a much further walk. It's not like they don't have a priority and SE line for transborder check-in. |
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