YVR - access D concourse with transborder boarding pass?
Nov 20, 2017, 8:56 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Not a chance as you have to clear US Pre-Clearance to get to the USA departure gates. There is no possible way to do that coming from another concourse.
Nov 24, 2017, 12:03 am
#4
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: KPAE
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That's just not true, though. In May I arrived from Toronto, walked from the domestic gates to the international gates, just wandered around, used the international Plaza lounge, and then went into US preclearance without leaving security. There IS absolutely access.
Nov 24, 2017, 7:47 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: BDL, YVR, CMH
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Ah, that's interesting. I forgot there could be a connection path through the D gates from domestic to the US side. That leaves one question, which I took to be OP's question: would US passengers be admitted to the main entrance to the D gate area? That seems very unlikely to me, but maybe I'm wrong.
Nov 24, 2017, 7:57 am
#6
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Ah, that's interesting. I forgot there could be a connection path through the D gates from domestic to the US side. That leaves one question, which I took to be OP's question: would US passengers be admitted to the main entrance to the D gate area? That seems very unlikely to me, but maybe I'm wrong.
I mean imagine if everyone could go through security to see their friends and relations off. Would be chaos!
Nov 24, 2017, 8:14 am
#7
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This is up to airport staff generally, I've heard of people getting it to work and others less lucky. If you're trying to enter a secure area without a valid (for that area) BP it's a very grey area ... It would be handy for those of us with lounge access only in domestic and TB areas but I can see reasons (one being extra traffic) why it's not technically allowed.
I mean imagine if everyone could go through security to see their friends and relations off. Would be chaos!
I mean imagine if everyone could go through security to see their friends and relations off. Would be chaos!
Nov 25, 2017, 2:42 pm
#8
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Passengers on arriving flights can make their way to US preclearance but I'm genuinely curious how you managed to go from wandering the duty free shops to accessing US preclearance?
Nov 26, 2017, 7:47 pm
#9
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: KPAE
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How did you manage to exit the International concourse? Typically the only way to exit is for a staff member to lead you to Canada Border Services to have you processed through Canada Customs.
Passengers on arriving flights can make their way to US preclearance but I'm genuinely curious how you managed to go from wandering the duty free shops to accessing US preclearance?
Passengers on arriving flights can make their way to US preclearance but I'm genuinely curious how you managed to go from wandering the duty free shops to accessing US preclearance?
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