Non-UA sources showing International Arrival at SFO Domestic T3 (in error?)
Aug 23, 2018, 5:00 am
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Non-UA sources showing International Arrival at SFO Domestic T3 (in error?)
I was advised that my UA flight from.TLV is arriving at SFO Terminal 3. Will I clear customs and get my luggage at the International Terminal? I have a car service so will I be let out at the G concourse Customs Exit?
I never arrived T 3 Internationally but I do know they are connected airside with a TSA security checkpoint near the G connector walkway.
Thanks
I never arrived T 3 Internationally but I do know they are connected airside with a TSA security checkpoint near the G connector walkway.
Thanks
Aug 23, 2018, 5:07 am
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On which date?
I checked the flight status on the UA app, and it shows UA955 arrivIng at the international terminal this morning and it’s planned to arrive at the international terminal the next couple of days as well.
I checked the flight status on the UA app, and it shows UA955 arrivIng at the international terminal this morning and it’s planned to arrive at the international terminal the next couple of days as well.
Aug 23, 2018, 5:22 am
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Thanks for checking. Interestingly enough other FLIFO websites including Checkmytrip,Flightaware and Google Flights show Terminal 3 for the arrival but UA shows International Terminal Concourse G.
I rely on FlightAware more so than the airline websites but even this can have errors.
I rely on FlightAware more so than the airline websites but even this can have errors.
Aug 23, 2018, 7:01 am
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There's no CBP facility at Terminal 3, so it has to arrive in the international terminal. Sometimes a craft gets towed from Term G to Term 3, but that would happen after disgorging its passengers.
Side note: I don't see any flightaware entries showing Term 3 arrival, although there are some that are missing the arrival gate entirely.
Side note: I don't see any flightaware entries showing Term 3 arrival, although there are some that are missing the arrival gate entirely.
Aug 23, 2018, 5:15 pm
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Aug 24, 2018, 1:48 pm
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It seems that non-UA sources are not getting accurate flight info these days. On my recent flight of UA8 CTU-SFO, my wife searched Google for the flight status which showed that my flight departed on time but would arrive 6 hours late, making her wonder if there was an emergency with my flight. Google uses "flightstats.com" for its data source. UA app showed the correct time and gate info.
Aug 24, 2018, 3:00 pm
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It seems that non-UA sources are not getting accurate flight info these days. On my recent flight of UA8 CTU-SFO, my wife searched Google for the flight status which showed that my flight departed on time but would arrive 6 hours late, making her wonder if there was an emergency with my flight. Google uses "flightstats.com" for its data source. UA app showed the correct time and gate info.
Aug 24, 2018, 3:30 pm
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Aug 24, 2018, 3:36 pm
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This. United.com is slow as molasses. It's a lot quicker to get the information almost literally anywhere else.
Aug 24, 2018, 5:41 pm
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True. If information is not accurate, then it is better getting more precise information from united.com.
Aug 24, 2018, 5:56 pm
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Aug 24, 2018, 6:01 pm
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That's the complaint, hence this thread. United.com is a steaming pile at the moment. People would like for third party sources to be reliable since most of them are less terrible. For some reason they are no longer reliable.