Clearing customs without bags test, CDG/GVA/ZRH to IAD to USA destination (finished)
Jun 26, 2019, 2:36 pm
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Yes, Intl-to-Intl baggage transfer is available at six US airports... at least according to one DOT document that's out there. This is through checking of Intl-to-Domestic baggage which I don't believe has ever been done other than this test program at IAD.
. it's not rocket science, it's baggage science.
Jun 26, 2019, 7:46 pm
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Jul 7, 2019, 3:47 pm
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I would have thought Customs would have the final say. Which group stands to save money from this change in process ? I think that will be the deciding factor (assuming any risk of prohibited goods entering the US is acceptable - although this might not necessarily change regardless of passengers carrying their baggage through entry screening)
I spoke to a United rep while waiting for my luggage. He said that the test is over for now, primarily because of the busy summer travel season. Later this year they will talk with reps of the airport authority and discuss instituting this program from all the international destinations served by United at IAD.
Jul 7, 2019, 10:11 pm
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I would have thought Customs would have the final say. Which group stands to save money from this change in process ? I think that will be the deciding factor (assuming any risk of prohibited goods entering the US is acceptable - although this might not necessarily change regardless of passengers carrying their baggage through entry screening)
This was a very different thing than CBP Preclearance. This was clearance on arrival but done in ways where more is done behind the scenes and out of sight of many of the arriving passengers than many passengers realize.