Do I HAVE to get up?
Mar 18, 2002 | 9:45 pm
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Do I HAVE to get up?
I'll be flying CO98 from Chep Lap Kok to Houston via New York. Will I have to get off the plane for customs at Newark, only to get back to the same seat I was in? Or will I be allowed to go through customs at IAH?
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Faire du ciel le plus bel endroit de la terre c'est impossible sans Concorde!
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Mar 18, 2002 | 10:11 pm
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Most likely (definitely) you'll have to clear at EWR, your first point of entry into the U.S. How else would they separate you in IAH from all the domestic EWR-IAH flyers?
If the EWR-IAH is even the same equip, in all likelihood, you'll even have to board at a different terminal (Int'l Arrivals are terminal B, the departure will be terminal C).
If the EWR-IAH is even the same equip, in all likelihood, you'll even have to board at a different terminal (Int'l Arrivals are terminal B, the departure will be terminal C).
Mar 18, 2002 | 10:15 pm
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Bummer. Thanks for the info 
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Mar 18, 2002 | 10:16 pm
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Also, what's been you guys' experience with customs in EWR? I normally use ATL or JFK. What would you say would be the optimal time it takes to get through? Also, the worst time?
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Mar 18, 2002 | 10:48 pm
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Everytime I have ever flown internationally, I have always had to clear customs at the initial point of entry.
Mar 19, 2002 | 2:53 am
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Immigration/Customs will indeed need to be cleared at the initial point of entry. Domestic flights (i.e. EWR-IAH) arrive in the domestic arrivals section, and "hiding" on the plane is not possible.
That being said, the EWR folks have been very nice to me overall. And it's usually well staffed and waiting time is minimal, compared to say IAD. Make sure you fill out those forms in advance though.
That being said, the EWR folks have been very nice to me overall. And it's usually well staffed and waiting time is minimal, compared to say IAD. Make sure you fill out those forms in advance though.
Mar 19, 2002 | 3:05 am
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It all depends, in Feb we had to wait for almost 1 hour!
Mar 19, 2002 | 1:16 pm
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Yes, but you are not a US citizen, right? So that is a whole different line, whole different ballpark since ConcordeBoy is from New Orleans.
I have never seen the US citizen line at EWR be more than 20 minutes, usually less. I've been through it about 50 times.
It is federal law that you must clear immigration at first port of entry, not CO policy.
I have never seen the US citizen line at EWR be more than 20 minutes, usually less. I've been through it about 50 times.
It is federal law that you must clear immigration at first port of entry, not CO policy.
Mar 19, 2002 | 1:35 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thesilb:
Yes, but you are not a US citizen, right? So that is a whole different line, whole different ballpark since ConcordeBoy is from New Orleans. </font>
Yes, but you are not a US citizen, right? So that is a whole different line, whole different ballpark since ConcordeBoy is from New Orleans. </font>
Mar 19, 2002 | 2:08 pm
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Again, thanks for all the responces.
Question #2) will I have to take all my carry-on off with me, only to put them back on the same plane and most likely the same seat? I suppose I would for the sake of safety, but just wondering.
PS. Though I loath to admit it, it's true: I'm actually from this backwater snakehole called Louisiana
lol
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Question #2) will I have to take all my carry-on off with me, only to put them back on the same plane and most likely the same seat? I suppose I would for the sake of safety, but just wondering.
PS. Though I loath to admit it, it's true: I'm actually from this backwater snakehole called Louisiana
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Mar 19, 2002 | 5:38 pm
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CB - It is extremely unlikely that you will be on the same aircraft for your second leg. While you are clearing customs in Terminal B, the aircraft is clearing quarantine, which process takes longer than yours. You will need to go over to Terminal C for your flight to Houston, and even tho it reads the same kind of aircraft, it will be another plane.
The monorail gets you over quickly unless you want to add to the tobacco fumes outside, and then you have a five or so minute walk from one building to the other, just enough for a quick smoke.
The monorail gets you over quickly unless you want to add to the tobacco fumes outside, and then you have a five or so minute walk from one building to the other, just enough for a quick smoke.
Mar 20, 2002 | 7:49 am
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I'm willing to eat warm nuts (including ramekin) if the 777 that takes you from HKG to EWR is the same plane that takes you from EWR to IAH. Even if it was also a 777 (highly unlikely, most likely a 737), it wouldn't be BF-configured.
Mar 20, 2002 | 8:00 am
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All 777 are BF-configured!!! 
BON APETIT!!
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BON APETIT!!
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Mar 20, 2002 | 9:59 am
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Interesting. How is it then that other int'l carriers can have as little as 1-2hr turnarounds after their quarantine inspections?
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Faire du ciel le plus bel endroit de la terre c'est impossible sans Concorde!
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Faire du ciel le plus bel endroit de la terre c'est impossible sans Concorde!
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Apr 13, 2002 | 12:08 am
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Also, what about an int'l carrier's route such as Qantas' SYD-LAX-JFK. Do all pax have to do customs in LA since it's an foreign carrier, or can they wait until arrival at NYC?
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Faire du ciel le plus bel endroit de la terre c'est impossible sans Concorde!
~ConcordeBoy
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Faire du ciel le plus bel endroit de la terre c'est impossible sans Concorde!
~ConcordeBoy