Advised today DO NOT FLY VIA USA

Closed Thread Subscribe

Thread Tools

Nov 7th 2004 | 9:47 am

#16

liftman

Thread Starter

Just going for Holidays

Joined: Mar 2004

Posts: 521

From: Paignton, Devon

Re: Advised today DO NOT FLY VIA USA

Quote:

Originally Posted by liftman

I was today advised by a person who is in the know, that it is a really bad Idea currently, for anyone from the uk to fly via the US to Canada.

Apparently, they have been holding Brits for up to 6 hours on transit to Canada.

I was going to book for February via Newark, but I will now go via St John.

What do people think of the Air Canada planes?

I have now decided to fly Air Canada!

Nov 7th 2004 | 9:50 am

#17

CalgaryAMC

BE Forum Addict

Joined: Dec 2003

Posts: 1,583

From: Waukee, Iowa

Re: Advised today DO NOT FLY VIA USA

Air Canada is the best airline I have ever flown with -- I use the word "flown" with some significance, I mean specifically once the plane is in the air. On the ground Air Canada is about as awful as it gets.

Nov 7th 2004 | 10:02 am

#18

Brodel

Forum Regular

Joined: Oct 2004

Posts: 238

Re: Advised today DO NOT FLY VIA USA

Quote:

Originally Posted by CalgaryAMC

Be wary of the girlfriend issue at US immigration, but that's another matter. In principle I can't see any reason why your idea is a bad one.

Yea I have to go through that every time I go and its really annoying, I have a return ticket, enough money to stay and money in the bank, a job to go back to in the UK (althought this time it will be University to go to in Canada) yet the still quiz me every time and hold me up in the immigration office and dont care that I might have a connecting flight, but I figure its better than just lieing.