JimandBeth said:
Can anyone explain to me why people with connecting flights have to clear security again after passing through immigration and customs? We cleared security once in St. Maarten for the first flight. I just never understood.
>>> because of the way US airports are set up and the failure to comprehend the concept of international transfers that Europe seems to manage fine.
Once clearing customs you can mingle with people have not been through security so you have to go back through. If more thoguht was given to the issue it could eb dealt with fairly easily. I imagine international arrivals are a smaller portion of travellers compared to domestic
