Time in JFK

[RaTBoX 1]

I've got my interview date, and I've found a cheapish flight from Gatwick to Jackson with a layover in JFK and Cinncinnati for £329.

My flight arrives in to JFK at 12:20pm, and the connection flight is 16:20.

Do you guys think 4 hours is enough time to clear immigration in JFK for a K1 visa?

[bszoom42 0]

That sounds reasonable. Some people have cleared in less, and a few people have taken more (typically due to arrival delays causing longer immigration lines).

[Lansbury 19]

That seems a reasonable amount of time to allow. Gives a bit a leeway for the flight from the UK arriving late and immigration being busy.

[Dr_LHA 3]

4 hours will be plenty IMHO.

[John & Annie 0]

We had no problems in JFK.

[NealandCari 0]

I'm sure that will be fine.

We had the choice of a 4- or 6-hour layover, and we just gave ourselves 6 hours just in case, but I'm sure we'll just be there twiddling our thumbs for most of it. The worst thing that would happen is they would have to put you on the next flight, but you wouldn't really lose anything.

[~*Maria*~ 1]

I'm sure 4 hours should be more than adequate to get through immigration.

I had a direct flight from Gatwick to Charlotte, NC so i wasnt to bothered about layover's.

[Jennymc11 2]

4 hours should be enough. My fiance came through JFK a couple weeks ago, and while he says the immigration line was HUGE, he got though it all in about 2 hours.

[RaTBoX 1]

Thanks for the help guys, a real load off my mind.

I've now just got the interview to get through!

Was very confused by the packet 4, as it told me I didn't need I134, but needed I846 instead. A quick call put my mind at ease.

Train tickets to embassy booked, flight on 14th November booked, all I need now is to pass the interview!

[Lansbury 19]

Thanks for the help guys, a real load off my mind.

I've now just got the interview to get through!

Was very confused by the packet 4, as it told me I didn't need I134, but needed I846 instead. A quick call put my mind at ease.

Train tickets to embassy booked, flight on 14th November booked, all I need now is to pass the interview!

Nothing like taking a risk, booking the flight before you know you have the visa

[RaTBoX 1]

Nothing like taking a risk, booking the flight before you know you have the visa

Yes, I know!

But the way I looked at it, I will either be travelling over on a K1 visa, or will go across on VWP explaining why the K1 was denied, and then deciding what to do next with the OH.

The price was too good for me not to take!

I'd found that Expedia boosts it's prices the more you search for a flight, which is something I had suspected but never really looked into.

The more I searched for LHR/LGW to JFK, the higher the prices got for the same flights. They started at £324 (LGW>LFK>Jackson MS) and then after about an hour of hammering Expedia with date and route combinations, the prices went up to £360, and then £380, and peaked at £460.

I left it for 24 hours, did a single search, and the flight was £361. 12 hours later I did another search, again for the same flight, and then got back to the original price of £324. I didn't think it would get any lower, so I snapped it up.

For those who weren't aware of this, it's something to keep in mind. I assume it's an automatic thing that the website thinks there is a higher demand for the flight if it's being queried many times, and increases the price.

[Lansbury 19]

Nothing like taking a risk, booking the flight before you know you have the visa

Yes, I know!

But the way I looked at it, I will either be travelling over on a K1 visa, or will go across on VWP explaining why the K1 was denied, and then deciding what to do next with the OH.

The price was too good for me not to take!

I'd found that Expedia boosts it's prices the more you search for a flight, which is something I had suspected but never really looked into.

The more I searched for LHR/LGW to JFK, the higher the prices got for the same flights. They started at £324 (LGW>LFK>Jackson MS) and then after about an hour of hammering Expedia with date and route combinations, the prices went up to £360, and then £380, and peaked at £460.

I left it for 24 hours, did a single search, and the flight was £361. 12 hours later I did another search, again for the same flight, and then got back to the original price of £324. I didn't think it would get any lower, so I snapped it up.

For those who weren't aware of this, it's something to keep in mind. I assume it's an automatic thing that the website thinks there is a higher demand for the flight if it's being queried many times, and increases the price.

It is a mixture of two things. Certainly you are right about Expedia they put a cookie on your computer and they know you are looking for a flight and as you say if you keep looking at the same one the price fluctuates. It has been quite well documented. For those sort of sites it is useful to block cookies. As you also say after a while the cookie expires and the price returns to what you first saw.

Just about all the airlines these days use very sophisticated load management computers. In the economy cabin of a transatlantic flight there can be 10 or more price bands. The airlines computer constantly monitors demand for a flight and can and does adjust the price upwards if demand is above expectations or can drop it if sales are slow. I worked at Heathrow for a number of years and learned a great deal about how the reservation systems work.

One reason I like Airline Network they don't do what Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz do, the price stays constant until those tickets are sold. Another tip, these days some airlines put the best deals on their own web site. If you find a good deal on Expedia or the like check that airlines web site and see what the fare is to book direct.