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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
[Re: NakedAsAJaybird]
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01/20/2017 11:06 PM
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Perhaps I can shed a little light on those scanners. In early November we were changing KLM planes in Amsterdam on our way back from a vacation in Italy. The KLM Amsterdam terminal has a customs and imigration barrier between the EU travel area and the International flight area.
The passport scanners were very efficient at moving people quickly between the two halves of the terminal. We just inserted the picture page of our passports and looked up at the facial recognition camers and then got the green light to move on.
Perhaps SXM is a beneficiary of lessons learned at AMS?
Bill
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
[Re: Tom]
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01/23/2017 11:58 AM
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Tom said: So. since we had no hard copy boarding pass, we stood in line and waited and waited and waited. Delta also had problems with their system so once more we had a circus to contend with (even though B&B has called it quits). We will request that our resort allow the printing (hard copy) of boarding passes(for a fee of course) from this point forward. Fortunately we showed up 3 hours before departure so things got worked out. More on our adventure home later. Why not just your boarding passes at the airport for free?
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
[Re: Tom]
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01/23/2017 12:44 PM
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We seem to generally have a problem with one or the other of our passports scanning, when we come back through Miami. The "X" lines in Miami take forever!!
As someone else said, if you check in at one of the kiosks there, the kiosk will print out a boarding pass. Of course if Delta had problems with their system, the kiosk probably wouldn't have worked either. It's always disappointing to have your whole 'vacation vibe' blown before you even arrive back home! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Mad.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
[Re: irina]
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01/23/2017 01:32 PM
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Not everybody does it that way, even today not everyone has a smart phone.
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
[Re: Tom]
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01/23/2017 02:28 PM
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Actually, I think you are proceeding from a false assumption when you say that the internet connection costs them very little. Internet service on the island, when you're talking about enough bandwidth to serve the entire resort, is pretty pricey. Whether they should provide it free as a service, is a totally different question.
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
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01/23/2017 03:30 PM
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ruralcarrier said: Not everybody does it that way, even today not everyone has a smart phone. I watch people scan their phones and I tell hubby we're going to left out at some point if we don't trade our "stupid" phone for a smart one. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
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01/23/2017 03:37 PM
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I actually am in the process of getting a 'smart' phone and the reason why I'm getting it is so it can sink up with my car!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" /> My car is much smarter than I am, push button start, that kind of stuff, so I might as well have a phone that's smarter than I am too, I guess!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
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01/23/2017 06:26 PM
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You older people seem to adapt better than us youngsters! You will be way ahead of me with a smart phone!
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
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01/23/2017 07:03 PM
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There seems to be some confusion in this thread. The first kiosks are for obtaining boarding passes, even if your passport won't scan you can log in your info and and get a boarding pass, if your checking bags I wouldn't even bother, unless domestic travel I always get a printed boarding pass. Just in case! The second kiosks are where you used to have your docs checked at the bottom of the stairs. There you scan your boarding pass. Then you proceed up the stairs and go through those kiosks if your a US or Canadian Citizen (I think only those countries), you scan your passport and then have your picture taken. Then you go through the security line. There is no expedited line. If you did not check in and have your "docs checked" go to gate attendant or they will call you up. Upon arrival at JFK yesterday (JetBlue), we landed at 7:28 and where at our car at 7:43. I do not have Global Entry and we did not have bags, but I downloaded the "Mobile passport", answered the questions while on the tarmac and scanned and off we went. If you have the mobile passport app you go to the same line as Global entry but you don't have to stop at the kiosks. Same when leaving customs, just scan your phone and off you go and same line as global entry.
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
[Re: Tom]
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01/24/2017 02:01 PM
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Regarding immigration time and machines at SXM, which was the question, right?
We went through twice in the last week.
As of 23 January (yesterday) At the lower gate, you scan your boarding pass and then walk upstairs. No personal interaction except to guide you
Upstairs, you scan your boarding pass, then smile for the camera on the second machine This checks you out of the territory. Again, no person except to guide you
Next, you approach security. Laptops out, shoes off, etc. new scanners are the same as standard FAA style but you face left instead of right. Lots of people yelling what to do.
It took us :10. last week and :20. yesterday top to bottom
Once upstairs the usual blaring announcements rapidly fire overhead, all of it in high speed English that you may or may not comprehend. I like it but it can be hard to understand.
"Flight Fo-fo-chree non-stop service to St Barth now boarding"
Came back through Atlanta. Second screening after customs and immigration was a joke. :35. to get through the security part.
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Re: Leaving and new cstoms situation
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01/24/2017 02:54 PM
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we left yesterday also but upstairs, we were asked if we were canadians and were told to go to the left and show our passport to an agent , no photo...I wonder why canadians did not do as all the other passengers...
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