Flights to USA from HKG
Jul 22, 2019, 12:23 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
Jul 22, 2019, 1:35 am
#17
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 58
Flew to the US twice last month. Both times they asked the security questions in the boarding area - "so what are you doing in the US?", "how long are you there for?" "Does your company pay for your accommodation?" etc - stupid/useless questions. One of those times I was SSSS'ed so was escorted by the CX staff who scanned my BP to the security guards before the boarding bridges separating F/J and Y entrances, where they opened my hand-on and did some explosive detection test. It was done in less than 5 mins. The other time just went straight onto the plane after BP scan.
Jul 22, 2019, 12:50 pm
#19
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA ExecPlat; AF Gold; UA GS; Hyatt L. Globalist; Marriott Plat; Hilton Diamond; National EE
Posts: 6,150
Jul 22, 2019, 3:53 pm
#20
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
The bag search thing has been for years unfortunately, and I began to care less about it, which is still better than the typical domestic TSA. The most annoying part to me is the lack of in-town check in, glad it's gone for now.
Jul 22, 2019, 4:15 pm
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: ZOA, SFO, HKG
Programs: UA 1K 0.9MM, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Hertz PC, SBux Gold, TSA Pre✓
Posts: 13,811
Unless you get searched, you should be safe.
Jul 22, 2019, 6:05 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: CX MPC DM
Posts: 416
I think my first return departing from HKG after they eliminated the gate search, I hit the SSSS lottery but I still got to keep my water, lucky me!
