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Re: Miami airport
[Re: Bluesfan]
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01/26/2018 01:51 PM
01/26/2018 01:51 PM
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Posts: 83,046 Central Florida!
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It depends, sometimes it takes a long time and sometimes you fly through. Will you have checked bags? They have the machines that you insert your passport. Usually that goes very fast, so long as you don't get the dreaded X on your paper! Then you have to stand in the line that takes forever. I never knew what causes people to get the X..
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Re: Miami airport
[Re: Bluesfan]
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01/26/2018 02:40 PM
01/26/2018 02:40 PM
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Posts: 18,909 Auburn, WA
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I am flying through Miami this year for the first time. Any advice/comments on getting between gates and Customs/immigration process? Thanks. If you have time get Global Entry. A breeze through customs/immigration and since you have a connecting flight it helps through the TSA.
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Re: Miami airport
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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01/26/2018 03:53 PM
01/26/2018 03:53 PM
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irish1223
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It depends, sometimes it takes a long time and sometimes you fly through. Will you have checked bags? They have the machines that you insert your passport. Usually that goes very fast, so long as you don't get the dreaded X on your paper! Then you have to stand in the line that takes forever. I never knew what causes people to get the X.. Me either. On our trip from Curacao to Charlotte (via Miami) last October, I had the 'X', but Ed didn't - even though we BOTH had PSA pre-check. That was a pain. And the 'X' wasn't printed on my ticket, but I got called up to the desk as we were waiting for our flight to board. Apparently I was on the list for the 'X', but it never got printed on my ticket. Weird. Robin
Robin & Ed
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Re: Miami airport
[Re: Bluesfan]
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01/26/2018 04:42 PM
01/26/2018 04:42 PM
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Get the free state dept passport APP and load your info before departure. Wehen you land in Miami you send it and you get tp save some time skipping the kiosk step. Only issue in Miami weve had is the line and that helps alot short of Global Entry. Miami has been equal/better than other cities weve entered including JFK, DTW, ATL, CLT.
Last edited by PelicanPirate; 01/26/2018 05:20 PM.
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Re: Miami airport
[Re: DICKG]
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01/27/2018 11:51 AM
01/27/2018 11:51 AM
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Posts: 14,656 Brookfield, CT.
pat
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Dick,
Not knowing where in Ct you are located, we have found flying out of JFK on AA through MIA into SXM to be pretty much painless. Certainly NOT as good as when AA offered the JFK n/s but it was doable, even without a nonstop flight. So we will still purchase one way tickets each direction.
Coming back home again from SXM, we take JB into JFK, again on a n/stop flight which is still available.
My only caveat is we are just about equal distance between NY and BDL so it is a choice thing for us and as immigration goes, JetBlue has their own immigration hall at JFK - Terminal 5 - so it’s very easy to navigate without the extremely long walks. It also doesn’t hurt that the JFK flights are usually less expensive than Bradley.
Respectfully,
pat
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