CBP interview at the destination or first airport i land on?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

14 minutes ago, fluffyshiba said:

3 hours tho?? noooo wayy, thats crazy long! cause then if my layover is 2h... the queue so long would screw up my connection flight pretty badly. i guess it depends on luck, which terminal and how busy it is but it certainly does seem 'safer' time frame wise having the destination also being POE, so then you don't have to worry about that kind of problem possibly happening at all i guess. thanks for sharing!

Hmmm... 2 hours to make it through immigration, get your bags and clear customs and still be on time to check yourself and your bags in again to catch a connection - potentially at another terminal (you should know if you need to change terminals?) is pretty tight.  If it’s all on one ticket you should be checked through and may be able to just drop your bags at an airline counter once you’re past customs and that will help with time.

Edited May 9, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[payxibka 10,045]

11 minutes ago, fluffyshiba said:

yep LOTs connection WAW>JFK seems to be the most affordable right now since the WAW>CDG>RDU went from like 800$ to 1200$ somehow(rest in peace) I'm checking here for like traffic on terminal 7 i guess https://www.airport-jfk.com/arrivals-terminal-7 and i can't really tell if thats really busy or not to be honest, i hope thats ok.

Yesterday between 3 and 6 about 20-40 minutes

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

10 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Yesterday between 3 and 6 about 20-40 minutes

 

But over an hour just before that. A lot depends on when the flight lands. Also if op is flying on a weekend it’ll probably be busier?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I can’t upload but from same site I think as above, definitely much busier on weekends.  Max of over 2 hours and a few averages around an hour last Saturday.

Edited May 9, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[payxibka 10,045]

6 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

I can’t upload but from same site I think as above, definitely much busier on weekends.  Max of over 2 hours and a few averages around an hour last Saturday.

It can vary wildly.  Flight delays, concurrent flight arrivals, size of aircraft (5 CRJs vs 5 A380s or 777s) can swing these numbers in a big way

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

25 minutes ago, payxibka said:

It can vary wildly.  Flight delays, concurrent flight arrivals, size of aircraft (5 CRJs vs 5 A380s or 777s) can swing these numbers in a big way

Indeed, like I said, I’ve gone from the sublime to the ridiculous at jfk.. I personally would never plan an international-to-domestic flight connection of less than 3 hours through a major airport like JfK or LHR. Maybe a bit less if all on the same ticket and you get checked through, you know it’s the same terminal and can just hand bags to airline attendants as you exit customs. But heck, there have been times it’s taken half an hour just to deplane sometimes too. I’d rather run the risk of surfing free WiFi for an hour than frantically trying to rebook a missed connection.

[dawning 212]

If the connection is booked as part of one fare with one airline they are typically responsible to accommodate the passenger in the case of a missed connection due to not enough time for customs.  That could mean getting you on to a later flight to your destination or even providing lodging till the next day if there is no later flight.  It might be worth asking the airline what would happen if customs has long lines and you can't get through in time?

[usmsbow 801]

My POE was JFK yesterday. Couldn't use the kiosk due to my wife having an extension letter for her green card. Landed at 3:15 PM, got through immigration an hour later. Managed to make our connecting 4:55 PM flight though! Arrived in terminal 1, connecting flight was T4.  Originally had just under 3 hours between flights, but thanks to air traffic control strike in Italy, we left an hour late for our flight to JFK... Fun times! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 9, 2018 by usmsbow

[TNJ17 1,329]

JFK immigration check is no different than any other POE in the country. Your only problem is gonna be your wait time. I would have given a bit more than 2 hours in between flights. JFK is busy any time of day. 

[fluffyshiba 0]

11 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Indeed, like I said, I’ve gone from the sublime to the ridiculous at jfk.. I personally would never plan an international-to-domestic flight connection of less than 3 hours through a major airport like JfK or LHR. Maybe a bit less if all on the same ticket and you get checked through, you know it’s the same terminal and can just hand bags to airline attendants as you exit customs. But heck, there have been times it’s taken half an hour just to deplane sometimes too. I’d rather run the risk of surfing free WiFi for an hour than frantically trying to rebook a missed connection.

my flight is booked through travelocity it's with LOT to JFK and then from JFK to RDU is with JetBlue. i think since it's all booked as one trip/on connection through the site it's gonna be on one ticket then? i'm also flying on a tuesday, landing 3:40pm T7 and my connection is at 5:52pm T5

[fluffyshiba 0]

10 hours ago, dawning said:

If the connection is booked as part of one fare with one airline they are typically responsible to accommodate the passenger in the case of a missed connection due to not enough time for customs.  That could mean getting you on to a later flight to your destination or even providing lodging till the next day if there is no later flight.  It might be worth asking the airline what would happen if customs has long lines and you can't get through in time?

hmmm i don't think it's one airline since i'm flying with LOT then with JetBlue but the connection has been booked all together via travelocity, does that count?

edit: nevermind i just read on jetblue's site that LOT is jetblue's airline partner so i think it should be fine?

Edited May 10, 2018 by fluffyshiba

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

6 hours ago, fluffyshiba said:

hmmm i don't think it's one airline since i'm flying with LOT then with JetBlue but the connection has been booked all together via travelocity, does that count?

edit: nevermind i just read on jetblue's site that LOT is jetblue's airline partner so i think it should be fine?

Don’t know specifics but hopefully 

you might want to check to see if there are later JetBlue flights available after the one you’re booked on in case you miss yours or see if you can extend the transit time. Don’t know specifics of how the partner airlines will work re: baggage but changing airlines you may need to factor in having to get your bags and drop them off at the JetBlue bag drop in T5 yourself.  Even if not, you’ll need to factor in time between terminals (not sure, 20-30 mins?) and going through security into T5 as well which again could be quick or slow depending on time of day etc - assuming you don’t have TSA pre-check?  Just deplaning/transfer between terminals/security into T5 could take an hour, leaving you an hour for immigration and customs formalities, which may or may not be enough.

Edited May 10, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[dawning 212]

19 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Don’t know specifics but hopefully 

you might want to check to see if there are later JetBlue flights available after the one you’re booked on in case you miss yours or see if you can extend the transit time. Don’t know specifics of how the partner airlines will work re: baggage but changing airlines you may need to factor in having to get your bags and drop them off at the JetBlue bag drop in T5 yourself.  Even if not, you’ll need to factor in time between terminals (not sure, 20-30 mins?) and going through security into T5 as well which again could be quick or slow depending on time of day etc - assuming you don’t have TSA pre-check?  Just deplaning/transfer between terminals/security into T5 could take an hour, leaving you an hour for immigration and customs formalities, which may or may not be enough.

 

7 hours ago, fluffyshiba said:

hmmm i don't think it's one airline since i'm flying with LOT then with JetBlue but the connection has been booked all together via travelocity, does that count?

edit: nevermind i just read on jetblue's site that LOT is jetblue's airline partner so i think it should be fine?

I think it should be ok in terms of a guaranteed connection, but you might call JetBlue and ask them.  Good luck!

[NYLondon 143]

Hi  @payxibkawhat site did you get this from?

 

22 hours ago, payxibka said:

Yesterday between 3 and 6 about 20-40 minutes

 

 

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, NYLondon said:

Hi  @payxibkawhat site did you get this from?

 

 

https://awt.cbp.gov/