An international passenger is arriving at JFK to transit to another domestic airport.  The passenger will need to clear customs (with their baggage).  Once baggage is in PAX custody, I assume that checking in said bags is required for the domestic flight.  Once the bags are checked-in for the domestic flight:  Should the passenger expect and plan to undergo TSA inspection for the domestic flight?    Is there any instance where this would not happen (i.e. all activities in first paragraph occur in the 'sterile area' of airport?  If you have actually performed this exercise, please state this in your response.    An international arrival followed by a transfer does not always imply a terminal change. This question is different from  because it is possible to arrive and transfer within the SAME terminal.  For example, arrive at JFK T5 on Jetblue from an international flight and transfer within the same terminal to another Jetblue domestic flight. As phoog has pointed out, the question the question is more complicated in that it is comprises international complications, not merely a domestic flight.
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When arriving at JFK (or any US airport) on an international flight that didn't have pre-clearance, I know that you have to clear immigration, collect your bags, clear customs, re-drop bags, change terminals by AirTrain if needed, and then go through security, no matter what terminals are involved.   I also know that when you fly into JFK on a domestic or pre-cleared flight, and your onward flight is from that same terminal, you just step off your domestic flight into the departures area and walk to your onward gate, without needing to do security again.  At some other big US airports I've been to before (eg DFW), there is an airside transfer train that lets you move between terminals, so you can go from gate to gate without needing to exit + re-clear security. However, at JFK the only transfer train I'm aware of is AirTrain, which is landside.  Is it possible to move between terminals at JFK from within the airside / departures area? Or is the only option when changing between domestic flights at different terminals to exit, take the air-train, then queue up and re-clear security?
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I was flying KLM from the UK to the USA with a short layover in Amsterdam.  Because of delays in the UK, I almost missed my flight.  The flight attendant told me my bag wasn't going to make it, but if I walk fast, my gate is just two over.  When I got to the gate, they had already closed the doors, but the counter was opened - I mentioned that my bag was not going to make it, but that's okay.  She said, "hold on," got onto her walkie-talkie, and said,  "Yep, that's what I thought: you can't fly if your bag's not going."  I originally thought that it might be a security concern, but that doesn't really make any sense.  Why can't I travel if my luggage doesn't make the connection?  EDIT: I should clarify that I have no beef with KLM - they treated my overnight in Amsterdam professionally and helpfully; I'm just curious what the reason would be.
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The official site mentions a shuttle bus service, I also googled but the infos are not clear, so I hope to find some firsthand experience.  I have a flight with a stop in Fiumicino, I will arrive in Terminal 1 and the next departure is from Terminal 5, the transfer time is around 5 hours.  Is it correct that I should go to Terminal 3 first (using the internal transfer area) and after exit from Terminal 3 and take the shuttle to Terminal 5?  The terminal 5 has a waiting area with some shops or is just a terminal for departure? In your opinion is better to wait some hours inside Terminal 3 before going out to take the shuttle bus?
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I bought a single ticket from Lufthansa, of Mumbai to Paris. My first flight (LH765) lands at 5:55am at Munich, from where I have another Lufthansa flight (LH2226) to Paris at 6:40am. This is a single ticket so I guess its responsibility of the airline to get me on the second flight, but since it's Non-Schengen to Schengen, will customs etc. be a problem? I am assuming the checked-in luggage would transferred automatically by the airline. Will I be able to make it?
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When entering the US on an international flight, and then on to a connecting domestic flight, what is the exact order of the process that will take place? In other words, what happens first, second, third, etc.?
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If I have  (i.e. I have a KTN from TSA and the "pre-check" logo gets printed on my boarding pass) and a travel companion does not, can they go with me through the PreCheck security lines? This is assuming that the travel companion is booked in the same reservation on the same flights and is also a U.S. citizen and not on any no-fly or otherwise increased scrutiny lists.  I'm guessing the answer is no, but I haven't seen anything from TSA specifically addressing this.
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I will soon travel to the US for the first time.  I am not a US citizen, but I will travel together with one.  We will land in ATL and then proceed to a connecting flight. I know I will have to clear customs in ATL.  My ESTA application has been approved, but I read that since I never have travelled to the US before, I will have to clear immigration through a old-fashioned booth with a immigration officer, and I won't be able to use the electronic kiosks.  As my travel companion is a citizen, they'll not be subject to this restriction.  What is the best course of action? Should they queue with me, or should we proceed our separate ways?  I'd like to proceed together, but I don't know if it is allowed.
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For example, I want to go to the U.S. by airplane. I had the non immigrant visa (N.I.V.) from the American embassy in Turkey, issued to my Turkish passport.   I exited from Turkey by using the Istanbul Ataturk international airport, showed my passport at the exit control, and boarded my airplane. 12 hours later, I landed into the JFK international airport. I also have a 37-centimeter screen television and a computer with full battery, in the luggage. Should I declare the television and computer at the airport?  Also, what is the procedure at the customs/passport control? Can the customs officer check my luggage?  Note that when leaving from some airports for the U.S., you might pass through something called "preclearance". This is for most flights, i.e. non-preclearance flights.
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Does anyone know how long it takes to transfer from the domestic to the international terminal at Mumbai T2? My elderly father is making this trip and I want to give him as much information to prepare him. Additional information such as if he has to exit the domestic terminal and reenter the International one will be of help too.  He is flying Jet Airways into Mumbai which I believe arrives at T2 and the international terminal is T2 as well.  Thanks in advance.
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I am not one for buying things in airports but recently my wife asked me to get her an alcoholic beverage while flying from the USA to Ireland (JFK-DUB). I made the purchase in JFK and was surprised to be told I had to collect it when departing for my flight as I board the plane. The sales assistant's English wasn't their best so I may have misheard and my Yorkshire twang may have thrown her, but I was somewhat surprised as to why I couldn't carry the bag myself to the plane.  Is there a law that prevents me from carrying my purchase to the plane or is this an added service I was charged, which I was duped into paying?  When boarding the plane there were several others who had to pick up their sealed duty free bags (why sealed?) so it wasn't just me. No explanation was given.
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A common desire among some travelers with long layovers is to leave the airport for a while, and perhaps do some shopping, or even buy goods in the airport.  But this then often necessitates the ability to check additional luggage during the layover, for the remainder of the journey.  There might be other reasons to want to check luggage mid-journey as well.  Are there any general rules one can use to determine whether this is an option in a given airport when traveling with a given airline, and the associated costs (when it is possible)?
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I will be traveling by Atlasglobal and I'll have a connecting flight with IndiGo. Since these are two separate flights booked, Atlasglobal is not ready to book my checked in baggage directly to destination Delhi. As I do not have visa I am not allowed to go out of transit area.   What is the way to collect baggage from belt? Do I need to get a visa?
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On an upcoming trip, I will be taking a desktop computer and monitor as checked luggage (on a United/Continental flight). What should I be aware of when doing this? What needs to be done to properly protect all the components? Are there any airline policies I should be aware of?
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I will be transferring between two international flights at Tokyo Narita airport. I'm scheduled to depart the same day I arrive. I am planning to stay within the airport during the layover. Does anyone know if I will require a transit visa at Narita?
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I've read that there are some new regulations for electronic devices at UK airports. If the devices are in your hand baggage, they must be fully charged and you have to demonstrate, that they are working, or something like that.  Now what if I take my desktop computer components - Motherboard, CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU, Hard Drive (no case). I plan to wrap them with a lot of plastic bubble foil.  Would they want me to re-assemble the components and check if they are working? And would such baggage be a cause of some security freak out?  I'm flying from Istanbul to Edinburgh with Turkish Airlines.  I can't afford to waste time giving explanations to police all day for nothing on either the Turkish or British side.  Here's an article I found ()  What do you think?  Thanks.
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I'm considering two Miami - Zürich flights, which connect at New York. Both start MIA - JFK, but one continues with JFK - ZRH and the other with LGA - ZRH.  If I check my luggage at Miami, and take a cab from JFK to LGA, will I have to carry my bags and re-check them at LGA, or does the airline do this?  The cost difference (two people) is ~120 USD total. How much is the taxi, normally? Is an airport change worth the hassle?
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TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry allow passengers to more or less avoid the full-body (millimeter wave) scanners and instead use metal detectors.  You also don't have to take off your shoes or take out your laptop.  This is an important benefit to many of us -- even more important than cutting the line. But TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry are only offered to US citizens, permanent residents, and . The rest of humanity is SOL.   seems to offer a solution as you only need a USA driver's license to apply, which means F1 students or H1B workers from any country, for example, are eligible.  But I'm unclear about the benefits of CLEAR. Do you  get the same pre-check benefits such as avoiding the full-body scanner if you don't have TSA Pre-Check? If you don’t, is there really that much benefit?