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If there are a dozen or more flight crew members lined up at one-stop at ORD and they aren't being moved very quickly, even APC may work out faster than that during the mid-afternoons during the early part of the working weekdays.
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Originally Posted by Ari
(Post 21428069)
Maybe I travel at off-peak times, but I have never seen more than 2 GE machines in use at any US POE. My last ORD arrival, I used the lav after we arrived at the gate and half the plane beat me to the Customs hall. No one was at a GE kiosk except me.
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APC is now accepting Canadian passport holders at ORD now.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...yatchicag.html |
Originally Posted by milepig
(Post 21419926)
And since the GE folk now need to show their receipt to an agent, I'm struggling to see what GE buys me over the new system. Doesn't sound like much for what I'm paying. Am I missing something??
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Originally Posted by halls120
(Post 21540224)
You don't have to stand in line to have a CBP agent look at your GE receipt.
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Originally Posted by cheltzel
(Post 21540965)
And they are expanding it to ESTA at ORD so there will be a pretty significant line for the kiosks and for the CBP agent as wee I suspect.
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Originally Posted by Silver Fox
(Post 21541124)
What is expanding to ESTA ? GE ? How so ?
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So at the APC kiosk if you have an ESTA you just need to scan the passport and you are in ?
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Originally Posted by Silver Fox
(Post 21542088)
So at the APC kiosk if you have an ESTA you just need to scan the passport and you are in ?
See post 84 in this thread ... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chica...afternoon.html It includes some documentation about it. |
OK, but unless I am missing the blindingly obvious I do not see anything about ESTA in this: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...yatchicag.html
Just for Canadians. |
Originally Posted by Silver Fox
(Post 21543309)
OK, but unless I am missing the blindingly obvious I do not see anything about ESTA in this: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...yatchicag.html
Just for Canadians.
Originally Posted by ords
(Post 21540047)
The adding of Canadians into the APC lines was ready about 1 month ago. CBP needed to work out a few kinks but now that they have.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en...yatchicag.html Next goal, ESTA travelers by late 1st quarter 2014. The current 32 machines though would probably not be enough once this is approved. |
Didn't know that he/she did. Interesting.
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Originally Posted by Silver Fox
(Post 21543778)
Didn't know that he/she did. Interesting.
The machines themselves will need to be upgraded but this has been planned for. So it's not a matter of if, but when this all takes place*. *With the CF taking place in DC, this might be delayed. However, the airlines will push for sooner than later. |
Originally Posted by ords
(Post 21544269)
I do...Yes, ESTA is the next upgrade to the APC kiosks.
The machines themselves will need to be upgraded but this has been planned for. So it's not a matter of if, but when this all takes place*. *With the CF taking place in DC, this might be delayed. However, the airlines will push for sooner than later. |
Originally Posted by Silver Fox
(Post 21545457)
Many thanks. Do you know if it is something that will be rolled out to other airports too ?
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