MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31106 posts, RR: 74 Posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3443 times:
Not huge news, but, for the first time, American Airlines will offer daily service between Miami and Tokyo, Japan with no change of plane. The aircraft will stop in Los Angeles.
AA 169 MIA 0800-1002 LAX 1230-1600+1 AA), Japan">NRT
AA 170 AA), Japan">NRT 1615-1015 LAX 1330-2131 MIA
Operates daily with 777-200ER.
Service starts 4 April 2003. American Airlines has offered "direct" Miami-Tokyo service before, first via Seattle and currently via O'Hare, but with change of plane and sometimes terminal, it was anything but direct.
FLY777UAL From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4510 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3344 times:
NRT passengers, like all US-bound international passengers, must deplane at their first point of entry into the United States.
ScottysAir From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3339 times:
Why didn't not get chance with nonstop from MIA-NRT? You mean that direct for the 1-stop in LAX and no plane change either. It is still competition of other airlines goes to NRT flight.
BA From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 11135 posts, RR: 61 Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3246 times:
NRT passengers, like all US-bound international passengers, must deplane at their first point of entry into the United States.
Unfortunately that's the problem with international one-stop flights that stop in the US.
UA had the same issue with DEN-EWR-LHR. You have to deplane in EWR and go through customs, then board the plane again. It's quite a hassle, my sister had to do it.
Regards
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." - Khalil Gibran
Aa777flyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2864 times:
The schedule was loaded in SABRE last night. Although it is the SAME flight number all the way through, and a 777 all the way through, there will still be a change of aircraft at LAX. The MIALAX will be flown with a 777A (16F 35J 190Y) and the LAXNRT will be flown with a 777P (18F 42J 163Y). So still a have to change in LAX.
Bobnwa From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 5974 posts, RR: 9 Reply 6, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2846 times:
BA,
Are you sure the passenger traveling DEN-EWR-LHR has to de-plane to go thru customs? Passengers leaving the US do not go thru US customs. They are probably going thru passport control.
Aa777flyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2820 times:
bobnwa-
Probably what BA meant was that passengers must deplane in EWR, as the airplane must go through an international security check. No one, not even the crew working the trip can be on the airplane while this is being done.
BestWestern From Ireland, joined Sep 2000, 6414 posts, RR: 58 Reply 8, posted (9 years 4 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 2724 times:
International 1 stop services into America are terrible - Delta tried it with a LGW BOS LAX - involved deplaning - immigration - baggage pick-up - Customs, baggage drop - change of terminal - security re-board same plane. Same plane makes no difference.
Wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5524 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (9 years 4 months 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 2514 times:
A lot of airlines do the 1-stop flying within the US. Delta did it from MCO-NRT, ATL-NGO.
Do passengers have the deplane on QF's LAX-JFK and LAX-ORD flights??? Did they do that with the NZ's HNL-DFW flights (when it happened)?
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31106 posts, RR: 74 Reply 11, posted (9 years 4 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2434 times:
Before September 2001, it was not like that. One reason SAA ended the FLL stop on CPT-ATL was because of the fact that it was too much of a hassle deplaning everybody at Ft. Lauderdale. SAA has been one of the biggest pushers towards ending these rules so that they could resume FLL service, but no luck so far.
BA From United States of America, joined exactly 13 years ago today! , 11135 posts, RR: 61 Reply 12, posted (9 years 4 months 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 2386 times:
Bobnwa,
Are you sure the passenger traveling DEN-EWR-LHR has to de-plane to go thru customs? Passengers leaving the US do not go thru US customs. They are probably going thru passport control.
Sorry, what I meant to say is my sister flew DEN-EWR-LHR then flew back and while flying back she went through Customs in EWR.
I do not think she deplaned while leaving the US, I will ask her.
Regards
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." - Khalil Gibran
Aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 13, posted (9 years 4 months 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 2320 times:
I flew LHR-EWR-DFW, you deplane go through customs...
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