YXE (Saskatoon) turnaround on MR?
May 13, 2009 | 8:10 am
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YXE (Saskatoon) turnaround on MR?
I'm planning a bit of a disjointed itinerary which involves a turnaround on the UAL service into and out of YXE (from ORD). Is there any reason why I shouldn't be able to land on the inbound flight and then depart again on the same aircraft back to ORD ~45 minutes later?
Will I actually need to clear Canada customs or can I stay airside in the gate area without legally entering Canada?
Or, conversely, is the processing around lunchtime quick enough that this won't be an issue?
Kind regards,
twj
Will I actually need to clear Canada customs or can I stay airside in the gate area without legally entering Canada?
Or, conversely, is the processing around lunchtime quick enough that this won't be an issue?
Kind regards,
twj
May 19, 2009 | 11:15 pm
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May 27, 2009 | 5:43 pm
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I'm planning a bit of a disjointed itinerary which involves a turnaround on the UAL service into and out of YXE (from ORD). Is there any reason why I shouldn't be able to land on the inbound flight and then depart again on the same aircraft back to ORD ~45 minutes later?
Will I actually need to clear Canada customs or can I stay airside in the gate area without legally entering Canada?
Or, conversely, is the processing around lunchtime quick enough that this won't be an issue?
Kind regards,
twj
Will I actually need to clear Canada customs or can I stay airside in the gate area without legally entering Canada?
Or, conversely, is the processing around lunchtime quick enough that this won't be an issue?
Kind regards,
twj
Customs is pretty quick, but the security queue at YXE is stupidly long some days.
May 27, 2009 | 6:29 pm
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I'm not too sure about what the immigration/customs agents are like in YXE but I'd highly recommend skipping a MR in Canada (agents don't get the concept of a MR and may question you long enough to miss your turnaround).
Jun 19, 2009 | 2:09 am
#6
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Location: NY by birth. By choice, BNA in the US, YXE in Canada.
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There are definitely some retarded agents at the YXE station.