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Re: STT - how early do you need to be there? American Airlines
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#265807
10/14/2021 04:45 PM
10/14/2021 04:45 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,951 St. John, USVI
RickG
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I do this flight about ten times per year. On weekends you'll need three hours. I generally take off 30 minutes for each of carryon only, Global Entry, and TSA Pre-check. AA cuts off bag checking 90 minutes before the fight is scheduled. I would arrive at the airport at least two hours and thirty minutes before your flight is scheduled to take off. Me? I'd take the 9AM and enjoy a decent meal before your flight.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: STT - how early do you need to be there? American Airlines
[Re: bagsarepacked]
#265821
10/14/2021 09:10 PM
10/14/2021 09:10 PM
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Posts: 663 Vail, CO/St. Thomas, USVI
caribbeangirl13
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Definitely take the 9am ferry. Doing BVI to STT via ferry is a big PIA. You have to go through customs/immigration as you disembark the ferry and then you get to do it again at the airport! American Airlines is notorious for long lines and their self service kiosks rarely work. If you are checking bags, you have to wait in their lines to get your bag tags, even though you bring your bags with you through customs/immigration. If you are not checking bags you can use a mobile boarding pass which will save you time. The next line you will get in is to go through customs/immigration. That line can wrap around the entire front of the airport on a busy day which is typically weekends between 1:30-4:30 but it can be any day at any time depending on the departure schedule. If you have Global Entry you can skip this line and go to the front of the line where the porters go in. You can also skip this line if you get a porter (red cap). Once you go through customs/immigration you get in the line to drop your bags. If you don't have any you can go right to the TSA line. Precheck helps some here but honestly not a ton. There is a restaurant and bar inside the terminal and you can get decent food there and cold beverages.
Sue s/v Ripple Leopard 40
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Re: STT - how early do you need to be there? American Airlines
[Re: bagsarepacked]
#265824
10/14/2021 10:05 PM
10/14/2021 10:05 PM
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Posts: 833 Houston, Texas
louismcc
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Besides the above mentioned issues about STT, the whole customs / immigration / TSA area is poorly laid out and when we went in July, was manned by the least friendly people I encountered in our trip.
Louis from Houston
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Re: STT - how early do you need to be there? American Airlines
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#265829
10/15/2021 08:49 AM
10/15/2021 08:49 AM
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ndfaninnc
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Agree with the above as well. Is working for Customs/Immigration/TSA that horrible of a job to create such nasty attitudes?
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: STT - how early do you need to be there? American Airlines
[Re: bagsarepacked]
#267512
10/31/2021 09:50 AM
10/31/2021 09:50 AM
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RickG
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sambagirl07 - you will be fine. If your bags are not checked through, the porter may be able to get you through the AA check-in line faster.
Cheers, RickG
S/V Echoes, 2003 Beneteau 423 Grenada
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Re: STT - how early do you need to be there? American Airlines
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10/31/2021 09:52 AM
10/31/2021 09:52 AM
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sambagirl07
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sambagirl07 - you will be fine. If your bags are not checked through, the porter may be able to get you through the AA check-in line faster.
Cheers, RickG Many thanks for the reassurance! We weren’t sure if the 3 hour AA check in deadline applied to us since we were transiting, although ostensibly we’d already be checked in.
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