pat said:MotownTim said:
Global Entry is nice but things do tend to even out when you collect your bags. But then you have a special line for Customs. It works really well if you travel First Class and you have the preferred baggage that comes out first.
From multiple personal experience, particularly in SXM, I think those lovely neon colored priority tags are used to indicate which bags should come out last. I can't tell you how many times we've gotten one bag(with the tag) and then had to wait for the last pieces of luggage on the carousel for the second one. Identical bags and sizes - go figger........!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
Yep, the few times we've flown first class from SXM, our bags have never come out first.
And Tim, I did forget about the special customs line for Global Entry; that does speed things up there quite a bit. It's well worth the money, in my opinion, just not as quick as I had hoped it would be, with having to wait for checked bags.
The first couple of years we had it, CLT hadn't yet installed the kiosks for non-GE passengers, and not having to wait in that long, snaking, line was wonderful. Now that they have kiosks for all passengers, everyone gets through faster.
