Re: [88attendees] When to be @YVR on fri for flight to US ?

Yup. US customs on Canadian soil allows the flights to be treated as domestic to US. Thats why there is a US terminal as well as international. 

Phil

> On Nov 3, 2013, at 19:21, Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org> wrote:
> 
> I can't say for sure (I'm a U.S. citizen), but this *is*, actually, U.S. immigration you're going through, so the setup should be similar.  You'll even pass a sign that says "Welcome to the Unites States."
> 
> Barry
> 
>> On Sunday, November 3, 2013, Toerless Eckert wrote:
>> Interesting data point, thanks. Not quite sure which queue i
>> would get into as a permanent US resident in VYR. In the US it's the
>> same queue as US passport holders. In San Francisco that btw.
>> may or may not be an advantage. Outside of summer travel season,
>> the queue for visitors is often much shorter.
>> 
>> On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 11:25:04PM +0000, Scheffenegger, Richard wrote:
>> > Last time, there were 6 to 8 checkpoints available for US / CA passport holders, while only 2 for citizens of other coutries...
>> >
>> > The sojourn time in queue for me was too high (I believe I was waiting for approx. 1 hr, mostly due to elderly Asian tourists with poor English skills in front), and my plane left - but fortunately, the carrier wasn't making any fuss about rebooking me (onto a 12 hr later flight), and keeping me on the standby list for all subsequent flights (I was able to take a flight about 6 hrs past my original flight).
>> >
>> >
>> > I plan to be at the airport this time 2 hrs before departure (when US customs desks get populated), but for a US passport holder, the delay shouldn't be more than 15-20min (single queue, multiple exit, with shorter per PAX processing than for foreigners).
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> >
>> > Richard Scheffenegger
>> >
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: 88attendees-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:88attendees-bounces@ietf.org]
>> > > On Behalf Of Toerless Eckert
>> > > Sent: Sonntag, 03. November 2013 07:50
>> > > To: 88attendees@ietf.org
>> > > Subject: [88attendees] When to be @YVR on fri for flight to US ?
>> > >
>> > > My plane on friday to SFO leves 3:35PM. Cab driver told me that before 2PM
>> > > it should just be 30 mins to the airport (famous last words ?), but how
>> > > long will it take on the airport, especially security or US immigrations
>> > > (for residents).
>> > >
>> > > Trying to figure out how much of Fridays afternoon session I/II i should
>> > > dare to be at.
>> > >
>> > > Cheers
>> > >     Toerless
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