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mplsjefe From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 97 posts, RR: 0
Posted (9 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 2719 times:

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Greetings fellow Anetters!

We will be flying MSP-NRT-SIN early next year (in BusniessElite on a 77L for the first time, very excited!) and I am wondering if we will have to get off the plane and go through the, at times, very slow and inefficient between flight segment security screening in NRT. The MSP-NRT-SIN segments are on the same 77L but we have different seats and different ticket numbers/reservations (used miles for the long segment, paid for the short segment).

The HKG-MSP flight via NRT is on different 77Ls so I assume we will have to go through the "middle man" on the way back.

Any insights/ideas/comments would be appreciated.

Also, I have my fingers crossed that the 77L will go back to a 74S with the new Business Elite mod, but I won't hold my breath.

Thanks!

MSPjefe

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LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22075 posts, RR: 51
Reply 1, posted (9 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 2676 times:

Yes you will clear security at Narita.

You will deplane and have option of either being channeled to Japan arrivals or the transfer section. Since you are continuing you will go towards transfer and reclear security.

From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California

Roseflyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8755 posts, RR: 52
Reply 2, posted (9 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2646 times:

Yes you clear NRT security. I am not sure how you got such a negative opinion for it. It has never taken me more than ten minutes.

If you have never designed an airplane part before, let the real designers do the work!

Coal From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1627 posts, RR: 6
Reply 3, posted (9 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2608 times:

Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 2):
I am not sure how you got such a negative opinion for it. It has never taken me more than ten minutes.

I would say 10mins at most from the first few rows of Y on an SQ A380 to the NH lounge. It is VERY efficient.

Cheers
Coal

LAXintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22075 posts, RR: 51
Reply 4, posted (9 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2604 times:

IMO, NRT can be hit or miss for the security time.

I've arrived and been the first one in line at times, while others there have been hundreds of people in front with the queue backed up down the gate concourse.

I think its really a matter of how many other simultaneous arrivals there are those few minutes and how many hundred/thousand passengers are dumped in the concourse at the same time.

From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California

steex From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 1435 posts, RR: 9
Reply 5, posted (9 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2597 times:

Quoting mplsjefe (Thread starter):
The MSP-NRT-SIN segments are on the same 77L but we have different seats and different ticket numbers/reservations (used miles for the long segment, paid for the short segment).

The HKG-MSP flight via NRT is on different 77Ls so I assume we will have to go through the "middle man" on the way back.

Keep in mind that flight number doesn't directly correspond to aircraft. Though DL 621 is a single flight number MSP-NRT-SIN and both segments are operated by the 77L, there is a non-zero chance that they will be operated by different aircraft.

PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4989 posts, RR: 14
Reply 6, posted (9 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 2593 times:

Quoting LAXintl (Reply 1):
You will deplane and have option of either being channeled to Japan arrivals or the transfer section. Since you are continuing you will go towards transfer and reclear security.

There's two distinct lines and recently the staff has been checking everyone to make sure they're going to the right place

Quoting LAXintl (Reply 4):
IMO, NRT can be hit or miss for the security time.

Arrivals for me has been about 20 minutes from deplaning to getting a ticket for the bus. I absolutely love how quick NRT is. Always very welcoming too, and actually does nothing to help the overwhelming fact that I've returned to Japan (which is quite overwhelming for me, given my area of study)

頑張ろう日本!

mplsjefe From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 97 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (9 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 2557 times:

Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 2):
I am not sure how you got such a negative opinion for it. It has never taken me more than ten minutes.

The 6 times I have been through NRT only once did it take less than 30 minutes to get through security, and once in May of this year it took 1.5 hours. It did seem like earlier in the day things went more smoothly.

[Edited 2012-08-06 17:46:15]

PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4989 posts, RR: 14
Reply 8, posted (9 months 2 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 2478 times:

Quoting mplsjefe (Reply 7):
The 6 times I have been through NRT only once did it take less than 30 minutes to get through security, and once in May of this year it took 1.5 hours. It did seem like earlier in the day things went more smoothly.

I'm curious to know which airline and terminal you're flying through. Always for me, DL, and terminal 1, there are no issues.

頑張ろう日本!

steex From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 1435 posts, RR: 9
Reply 9, posted (9 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2459 times:

Quoting PHX787 (Reply 8):
I'm curious to know which airline and terminal you're flying through. Always for me, DL, and terminal 1, there are no issues.

I'm rather surprised by this also. I've generally had it take between 2 and 20 minutes, with 30 minutes being the absolute max.

To the OP, keep in mind that when flying in BE you will at least get to security before almost everyone else on your plane. That can be a huge benefit at times.

mplsjefe From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 97 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (9 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 2436 times:

Quoting PHX787 (Reply 8):

I'm curious to know which airline and terminal you're flying through. Always for me, DL, and terminal 1, there are no issues.

Me too, never in BE but always in Y+ so not a huge difference. Maybe I'm just unlucky or have been in NRT on days when they are understaffed...

copter808 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 758 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (9 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2422 times:

I have been through there many times and it's relatively painless. Since you are BE, you go through a seperate line and it should not take long at all. Unless your first flight is late, you'll still have time for the lounge.

sw733 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 6072 posts, RR: 10
Reply 12, posted (9 months 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2388 times:

Quoting LAXintl (Reply 4):
IMO, NRT can be hit or miss for the security time.

I agree. There was a time a couple years ago when I transited NRT about 8 times a year, and sometimes it would take 5 minutes, and another 30. Even coming off of the same flight number at the same time.

[Edited 2012-08-09 11:24:56]

mplsjefe From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 97 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (9 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2366 times:

Quoting copter808 (Reply 11):
I have been through there many times and it's relatively painless. Since you are BE, you go through a seperate line and it should not take long at all. Unless your first flight is late, you'll still have time for the lounge.

Is the BE line separate from the Sky Priority line? If it is then that makes sense.

I have never gone BE but I am a platinum medallion and always use the sky priority line. Last time we went through, they were so overwhelmed they were just splitting everyone up between the two lines and even had people go downstairs to that line as well . . .

PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4989 posts, RR: 14
Reply 14, posted (9 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 2306 times:

Quoting mplsjefe (Reply 13):
Is the BE line separate from the Sky Priority line? If it is then that makes sense.

What does BE stand for?

Quoting mplsjefe (Reply 10):
Me too, never in BE but always in Y+ so not a huge difference. Maybe I'm just unlucky or have been in NRT on days when they are understaffed...

I did hear from a friend that says Narita has a certain time which Terminal 2's international arrivals area is overcrowded because of rush hour.

頑張ろう日本!

mplsjefe From United States of America, joined Mar 2011, 97 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (9 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2271 times:

Quoting PHX787 (Reply 14):

What does BE stand for?

BusinessElite.

PHX787 From Japan, joined Mar 2012, 4989 posts, RR: 14
Reply 16, posted (9 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 2260 times:

Quoting mplsjefe (Reply 13):
Is the BE line separate from the Sky Priority line? If it is then that makes sense.

Quoting mplsjefe (Reply 15):
BusinessElite.

I don't recall any separate lines, all I know is that they obviously deplane first and get to the front of the line first.

Except for last year, when I was on DL275 (744) I was towards the front in Y+ and for some reason I was the very first off the plane and through customs without any issues. Most of the time spent was walking all the way to the customs line from our gate.

頑張ろう日本!

copter808 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 758 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (9 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2038 times:

Quoting mplsjefe (Reply 13):
Is the BE line separate from the Sky Priority line? If it is then that makes sense.

Quoting PHX787 (Reply 16):
I don't recall any separate lines, all I know is that they obviously deplane first and get to the front of the line first.

I have flown into NRT several times, usually on CO/UA anf TG. In clearing security for a connecting international flight, there are two lines. One for First/Business class, and another for the rest of us. The First/Business will not remain empty though and will be used for we peons when necessary.

WROORD From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 812 posts, RR: 0
Reply 18, posted (9 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2002 times:

Quoting Roseflyer (Reply 2):
Yes you clear NRT security. I am not sure how you got such a negative opinion for it. It has never taken me more than ten minutes.

This past June I flew UA ORD-NRT-TPE and security took less than 5 minuted. Mind you UA had 747 from ORD and based on how many people took japanese customs forms I would say that half transfer to other flights.
The flight arrived after 3 PM and everything was very efficient as well as everyone at NRT spoke excellent English.
Our flight to TPE arrived late from SFO, but they still managed to have us leave on time.
I wish all United staff in US was as courteous and efficient as their Japanese employees.

xjramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2345 posts, RR: 52
Reply 19, posted (9 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1981 times:

Of the two dozen or so times I have flown through NRT, whether it was intra-asia into NRT or US into NRT, I can only recall there being more than a 30 min wait once and our DTW-NRT flight was super late which put us as the last 744 into NRT with the majority of the US-NRT bank having already arrived and going through customs. Both security areas were filled to the brim and it was probably no more than 35 mins to get probably 800 or so people through both checkpoints.

More times than I can remember, there was only three or four people in front of me at security.

Look ma' no hands!

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