SJO Intl-Intl Transit?
Aug 30, 2022, 7:47 am
#1
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SJO Intl-Intl Transit?
Any recent experiences with international to international transit at SJO? Found a cheap J ticket SJO-CDG on AF, will be arriving UA from US. Separate oneway tickets but plenty of time in between flights - I'll take the risk. Just want to know if there are issues with transit, including fact that I am arriving on oneway ticket (and departing later that day on another). Thanks in advance.
Aug 30, 2022, 10:13 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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SJO built a transit security post several years ago. Arriving passengers no longer mix with departing passengers. Avianca "de-hubbed" the airport soon after. The post is rarely staffed, and only when Avianca is expecting the few transit passengers that come through. I question how you're going to communicate that you need security personnel to be there when you're on two separate tickets.
Aug 31, 2022, 6:54 am
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SJO built a transit security post several years ago. Arriving passengers no longer mix with departing passengers. Avianca "de-hubbed" the airport soon after. The post is rarely staffed, and only when Avianca is expecting the few transit passengers that come through. I question how you're going to communicate that you need security personnel to be there when you're on two separate tickets.
Oct 5, 2022, 12:41 pm
#4
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SJO built a transit security post several years ago. Arriving passengers no longer mix with departing passengers. Avianca "de-hubbed" the airport soon after. The post is rarely staffed, and only when Avianca is expecting the few transit passengers that come through. I question how you're going to communicate that you need security personnel to be there when you're on two separate tickets.
Nov 20, 2022, 7:32 pm
#7
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If you're elderly, disabled, or pregnant, there's a dedicated line at passport control. Otherwise, no.
By "elderly," I'd say the qualification is that someone is visibly in need of special accommodation.
By "elderly," I'd say the qualification is that someone is visibly in need of special accommodation.
Last edited by SJOGuy; Nov 20, 2022 at 7:39 pm
Nov 20, 2022, 7:47 pm
#8
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I take that back. There is an outfit called Royal Airport Concierge that offers fast-track services for many airports worldwide, SJO included. I can't vouch for them.
Royal Airport Concierge
Royal Airport Concierge