Englishmum

No idea....didn't check but it's an option.

My sister came out to visit us and she and her husband flew over with Air India as it was incredibly cheap.

Englishmum

All international flights arriving into the US land at airports with customs and immigration services. They are known as Ports of Entry (POE). When your flight arrives from say, Paris, London, Tel Aviv and you walk off the plane, you will go straight into an immigration hall. You will have to show your passport and proof that you have a visa (if necessary).

By the way, British passport holders on leisure trips of 90 days or less usually don't need a visa and enter on a 'Visa Waiver'....they complete a green coloured I-94W form issued by the airline or cruise line.

After leaving the immigration hall - assuming you've been admitted into the US - then you have to go and collect any luggage if necessary and everyone has to hand in a customs declaration form to the customs officer....ie. you have to declare if you're bringing in more than $10,000 in cash, fruit and veg, plants, meat etc.

If you are then transferring to a domestic flight you then re-check your luggage (they have special luggage transfer desks for this).

I do have to point out though that there are a couple of exceptions where you can clear US immigration (and customs I think) before arriving in the US. They have US immigration staff posted there. I understand this is at Shannon in the Irish republic, don't know all the airlines flying to the US but I know that Aer Lingus, Continental and I think American Airlines has some flights going through Shannon.

This is also the case in Canada....I don't know if this is done at all Canadian airports but certainly I've done so at Vancouver.

BigDavyG

Interesting - thanks

Bob

don't forget Dublin...and a few others...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...r_preclearance

DEE_UK

Virgin and Continental do a shared flight from SFO to LHR. The carrier is Virgin. It is worth checking the same Virgin flight out and seeing what the price on the Continental website! It has worked well for me in the past!

Patrick Hasler

We normally use BA or Virgin but recently did a search and found that Icelandair had the best deals.

BigDavyG

Jaysus - just checked their site - that's deadly - super cheap.
Their routes aren't much use to me, but how long have they been around for ??

Irn-bru

they have been around for years, very profitable. But you do have to go via Iceland when flying with them. and they do good deals as well.

BigDavyG

They don't hang around - their flight from Minn to London is only 10.5 hours with the stop - I could almost use them and tack on a sleazyjet flight to get where I want to go in the UK if they flew from an airport closer to me in the US.

Irn-bru

no - it's a good time. Just be aware when you fly in the winter and the weather is extra bad and they can't land in Iceland they usually land in Glasgow (but sometimes they will fly straight back to Iceland with all the people still in board to get the flight back to London) don't you love how idiotic some airline practices are

Bob

been doing the rounds for donkeys, they do a cheap flight to montreal if you can make it there cheaply....don't know about toronto...had a mate do the flight a few times, broke it up with a weekend hop in iceland.

BigDavyG

I suppose I've never noticed them before cos they don't cover any of my routes - do look pretty damn good though.
You ever used them ??

Bob

I don't have a need, my sister works for BA, so when she pulls her finger out, she can get me a ticket for $100...but I know 3 people that have used them to get to the US, one couple that did it a couple times, with a weekend break in iceland, they went via montreal and connected to San Fran.

When I had to fly in to the US, I'd often go via Montreal, it's the same 4.5 hour drive to maine as Logon, but airport is much nicer, less taxes, quicker to clear customs etc...and generally a hell of a lot cheaper, I know people that would fly to Montreal or Toronto and then get a connecting flight to the US from there as it would be a lot quicker and cheaper than dealing with the hassle of Logon airport and the pain of driving out of that place afterwards.

sambuc

[QUOTE=Bob]I don't have a need, my sister works for BA, so when she pulls her finger out, she can get me a ticket for $100...




I would just like to say, what lovely people you and your sister are Bob, and I think I love you both

This has absolutely nothing to do with that fact that your sister works for BA, and its the only airline that flies direct from Phoenix to Heathrow, honestly it hasn't

Bob

hehe

shame it's BA really, as they only allow discount for immediate family only, so parents, your own kids, spouse and siblings....no in-laws or anything like that, and certainly no friends, Virgin apart from larger scope for family, could have 6 other random friends get the discount...and they were proper tickets instead of BA's standby tickets, which are pretty shite...but beggars can't be to choosy