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Re: Please confirm for me...
[Re: jphart]
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03/18/2021 03:39 PM
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If you weren’t claiming luggage, probably not an issue as you would just be connecting via sterile concourses. But as you exit baggage claim you are entering PR aren’t you?
We flew into STT the last week of February. There was a checkpoint outside after deplaning, and before baggage claim. USVI portal confo QR code,temperature check, and a paper copy of the negative WuFlu test had to be presented. If you were connecting in STT, you would have needed to comply with USVI protocol.
Obviously Five days is outside of 72 hours! And when checking into your flight to SJU the airline is likely only concerned with SJU PR arrival requirements. Are you on separate tickets, or one ticket with connecting segments? That may make a difference. PR is not the USVI and has different rules. In PR when you exit the baggage claim area, it's likely you will be asked about the required testing protocols. You simply state you are in-transit and they will allow you to pass back up to check into your next flight. This is directly from guests who traveled 6 weeks ago and I have not heard of any changes.
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Re: Please confirm for me...
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03/18/2021 04:48 PM
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We are on separate tickets. We are checking bags this time just to make things easier for us...don’t want to fight for overhead compartment space...just want to get in our seat and avoid any extra contact with anyone... Thanks for the info.....I figured we would have heard about any issues by now from people if there was a problem! There is the possibility that your checked luggage won’t make it on time or fit on your Cape Air flight. If at all possible try to do a carry on.
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Re: Please confirm for me...
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03/18/2021 06:59 PM
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jphart
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PR is not the USVI and has different rules. In PR when you exit the baggage claim area, it's likely you will be asked about the required testing protocols. You simply state you are in-transit and they will allow you to pass back up to check into your next flight. This is directly from guests who traveled 6 weeks ago and I have not heard of any changes. Jason and macaroni: I am certainly aware that Puerto Rico is not USVI. I was simply explaining how it worked in St Thomas. Control there was by uniformed military in camo fatigues. And yes, I also know that much of this is Security and WuFlu theater. Surprisingly, Our departure on AA from Miami did not have any pre-boarding announcements about entry requirements. Our friends from Atlanta on Delta did experience such. However we witnessed people in line upon arrival in STT being detained as they did not have paper documentation. Not an experience that I would like to have! It is too late for macaroni to do anything about it now, I wish him good luck, safe travels, and ask he shares his experiences.
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Re: Please confirm for me...
[Re: jphart]
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03/19/2021 09:05 AM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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PR is not the USVI and has different rules. In PR when you exit the baggage claim area, it's likely you will be asked about the required testing protocols. You simply state you are in-transit and they will allow you to pass back up to check into your next flight. This is directly from guests who traveled 6 weeks ago and I have not heard of any changes. Jason and macaroni: I am certainly aware that Puerto Rico is not USVI. I was simply explaining how it worked in St Thomas. Control there was by uniformed military in camo fatigues. And yes, I also know that much of this is Security and WuFlu theater. Surprisingly, Our departure on AA from Miami did not have any pre-boarding announcements about entry requirements. Our friends from Atlanta on Delta did experience such. However we witnessed people in line upon arrival in STT being detained as they did not have paper documentation. Not an experience that I would like to have! It is too late for macaroni to do anything about it now, I wish him good luck, safe travels, and ask he shares his experiences. There's nothing for macaroni to do. PR does not have those requirements.
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Re: Please confirm for me...
[Re: macaroni]
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03/19/2021 03:00 PM
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JasonHelmbrecht
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Thank you... I was getting worried.... so I just tell them I am connecting if they ask after I get my luggage?? Everything has been so easy, even though I have been stressing... the portal, the testing... it all worked out.... very easy! So do not want to have to worry about the PR transit!!! Yes, just let them know and they will direct you back upstairs to check into your next flight.
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Re: Please confirm for me...
[Re: macaroni]
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03/21/2021 08:56 PM
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Glad it worked out so well for you! Travel in these crazy times is such a hassle. Sure wish it wasn’t these days.
But if anybody could do that, what’s it all about? Or, is it just more insane security theatre?
Last edited by jphart; 03/21/2021 09:01 PM.
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