Scotland wants US pre clearance
Feb 21, 2014, 10:42 am
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Scotland wants US pre clearance
http://www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...lers-1-2425767
http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?id=2002453
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articl...+airports.html
Scotland wants US CBP pre clearance at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airport.
Seems more sensible than pre clearance at AUH, considering mainly US airlines serve Scotland-US flights....
From Glasgow
United to Newark 1-2 daily
Virgin Atlantic to Orlando seasonal
Thomson to Sanford seasonal
Monarch to Sanford seasonal
US Airways to Philadelphia seasonal
From Edinburgh
United to Newark 1-2 daily
United to Chicago seasonal (daily in summer months)
US Airways to Philadelphia seasonal
Thomson to Sanford seasonal
Edinburgh also used to get service to Atlanta and JFK with Delta, which was cancelled a few years ago.
http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?id=2002453
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articl...+airports.html
Scotland wants US CBP pre clearance at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airport.
Seems more sensible than pre clearance at AUH, considering mainly US airlines serve Scotland-US flights....
From Glasgow
United to Newark 1-2 daily
Virgin Atlantic to Orlando seasonal
Thomson to Sanford seasonal
Monarch to Sanford seasonal
US Airways to Philadelphia seasonal
From Edinburgh
United to Newark 1-2 daily
United to Chicago seasonal (daily in summer months)
US Airways to Philadelphia seasonal
Thomson to Sanford seasonal
Edinburgh also used to get service to Atlanta and JFK with Delta, which was cancelled a few years ago.
Feb 21, 2014, 12:41 pm
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I could see BAA trying to block this on the grounds that pre-clearance facilities in Scotland would siphon TATL traffic away from Heathrow & Gatwick.
Feb 21, 2014, 7:53 pm
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...well actually they most likely still will. THe article seems to hint that the British government would be ok with it should the "studies" seem positive.
Feb 22, 2014, 12:42 am
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Definitely a more reasonable idea than doing it at AUH. On the other hand, would Scotland really be willing to subsidize such an operation to the extent that AUH is? I doubt it.
My thought is that it makes much more sense to divert resources to making US PoEs more efficient through increased staffing and programs such as GE and APC.
My thought is that it makes much more sense to divert resources to making US PoEs more efficient through increased staffing and programs such as GE and APC.
Feb 22, 2014, 1:39 am
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Feb 22, 2014, 7:06 am
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Well it said the British Gov't was going to "study" it but I have not been able to find said study on The Google but maybe it is complete and out for viewing somewhere. Anyone find anything?
Feb 25, 2014, 4:36 am
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To the main point, I seriously doubt a meaningful amount of LHR O&D traffic would detour to Scotland to clear USCBP, as if they were interested, they'd already be flying via DUB or SNN.
Feb 25, 2014, 4:47 am
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CBP preclearance needs to be somewhere with enough flights to the US to warrant but not too many. LHR has over 20 flights a day to JFK alone not to mention the other 21 (soon 22 with AUS) destinations in the US it has flights too.
Feb 25, 2014, 6:07 am
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This. Wherever preclearance exists, it is in a single terminal and usually a single area of that terminal. Save for the cack-handed mess that is FCO T5, airport terminals are normally arranged by airline rather than by destination.
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