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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
[Re: murphycpcu]
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10/30/2015 11:52 AM
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Based on my international arrivals at CLT over the past few years, I would be concerned. Perhaps it has gotten better as it has been 2 years since I last flew through CLT. If you have a later flight option from CLT to home you should be ok either way. One little glitch with that tight of a connection and you likely will not make it. Honestly, I would have been concerned with your initial connection time.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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10/30/2015 04:44 PM
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Personally, my biggest issues in CLT were waiting for a gate, waiting to deplane due to immigration being full and then waiting well over an hour to move through. Luggage has not been a problem but when you spend over an hour getting to it, it should be there.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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10/30/2015 04:46 PM
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We fly through Charlotte all the time and 1 hour would be tight. Even with Global Entry, coming through customs, the big issue is going to be the baggage and the number of planes ahead of you.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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10/30/2015 05:03 PM
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We come through CLT twice a year, and even with Global Entry we couldn't make another flight that quickly. Way too many variables, any one of which could delay you. I wouldn't take a chance unless you don't mind an overnight stay in CLT.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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10/30/2015 06:18 PM
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Staying at Beachside, we see a lot of planes just SITTING on the tarmac, waiting to take off. I don't really have much technical knowledge about such things, but I don't think they are waiting for other planes to land. I think that they are waiting for clearance from air traffic control out of San Juan or whatever, to enter their airspace, after they take off.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/02/2015 01:01 PM
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murphycpcu said:
One post said that even with Global entry we would have trouble due to luggage wait. Well I have paid for AA door to door to avoid this. An extra $29 per checked bag. Not bad. What does $29 for door to door mean? Does it mean you do not have to collect your checked luggage and clear customs and then recheck it?
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/02/2015 01:05 PM
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Not sure what the $29 is for "AA door to door" but in the end, that is probably not going to change anything with flight arrival and departure times.
I did some quick research for the "door to door" service and it appears it is an independent contractor to handle your baggage? Not trying to question what you have chosen but as I earlier stated, this will not impact flight schedules at all.
"Door-to-door baggage service Do you prefer to 'travel light' and avoid the need for queuing up at the check-in or Bag Drop desks at the airport? We provide a service, in conjunction with our partner First Luggage, where your luggage can be collected from your home or office prior to your departure and then delivered to your destination, irrespective of your class of travel."
Good luck.
J.D.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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I was think the same thing - doesn't your luggage have to accompany you through Customs? The AA web page lists several international cities which the service can be used with. I haven't flown through all of them, but I recognize a couple as cities where you pre-clear there before returning to the US. https://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/bagdelivery.jsp
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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Not sure when you are going but Global Entry takes some time. First of all, when you go on line and sign up for Global Entry, you will pay the $100 per person fee and then schedule an interview date at the airport nearest you. For us, the nearest airport couldn't schedule an interview for about 2 months. Once you get interviewed and finger printed, assuming there are no issues, you will receive your known flyer number within a week. The process of getting our Global Entry card and numbers took about 3 months from start to finish.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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That would be my guess as I don't see how a delivery service contractor could gain access to luggage from a secure area. Hopefully the poster will fill us in.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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Except for: In general, Bags VIP luggage delivery is not available for passengers arriving on international flights because of U.S. Customs and Border Protection policies.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/03/2015 09:29 PM
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OK, have you called AA and tried to switch your flights??? With an extremely close connection, I think you might be able to get them to switch your flights to something that isn't so close. Can't hurt to try.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/04/2015 06:59 AM
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As Carol said, changing your flights (if possible) is probably your best option.
In my personal experiences with CLT, the wait for luggage has NOT been a problem. I know it has for others but in my personal cases (and I think many other travelers also) the bigger issue has been with waiting for a gate and/or the time it takes to clear customs and immigration.
Carry on or not, luggage service or not, nothing is going to change the actual time it will take to get through immigration. If your flight is delayed for any reason, if you have to wait for a gate or if you have to wait to deplane due to the immigration hall being full, the luggage is likely NOT going to be an issue.
J.D.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/04/2015 10:11 AM
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Philly actually I think recently has been a better option than Charlotte, and if it allows you to get home on your regularly scheduled flight with no stress of missing the connection OR even worse, missing the connection and possibly having to spend the night, that is what I would do. I loathe a very stressful flight home. That just ruins all your vacation calm!
With regard to what to check on Global Entry, that question had come up here before and I can't remember what the resolution was. I thought someone said there was a Netherlands Antilles and that's what you're supposed to check. If not, I personally would probably have put the Netherlands, as the Dutch side is where the airport is.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/04/2015 10:17 AM
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I can't help you on the Global Entry thing.
MANY travelers would be happy to get home "about 10:30" or so. When I travel to SXM I usually land at my home airport close to midnight. Friends I travel with land at the same time and have close to a 2 hour drive. No other option and I am just glad to be home safe. I would take a 10:30 arrival (going through Philly) over having to possibly overnight (at your OWN expense) in Charlotte. If you miss your connection and it is not due to mechanical problems, it is all your financial responsibility from that point forward.
You may just have to be a little more flexible and go with the Philly routing.
J.D.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/04/2015 03:55 PM
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Literally plane to plane in 35 minutes. Ummm....International arrival???
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/04/2015 04:33 PM
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Yes! Sunday coming back from St Martin. It did not start out well. We were told in SXM that we would have to stop in San Juan to take on fuel, so what was about a 2 hour planned layover in Charlotte was going to get cut into heavily, and it was. We were more then a little nervous. ...but yes we got to immigration and ours was the only flight in there (which was the key, I know).. we were out of there fast. We only had carry-on, so we hi-tailed it through downstairs, got to the security line (concourse C) because the one at the top of the escalators was closed, and there were only about 15 folks in front of us. Then to add to the luck (and I really know it was luck), our flight to Raleigh was at gate C2, so we were right there, and they had just called our zone - so we walked right on. So yes, I know it is NOT the norm, but plane to plane in 35 minutes! We were both stunned.
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Re: Charlotte Airport Customs
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11/04/2015 05:03 PM
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I would not bet on that happening again. You were lucky, very lucky.
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