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Just got back, JFK to CTG round trip.

There for no email about checkMIG, no one asked at bag drop or at the gate.

On arrival getting through immigration was a nightmare, 3 hours standing in the line. Apparently 2 planes landed in front of mine then 2 more behind mine. At first there were 5 agents working then down to 4. The line was so long it wrapped around all the way where they usually have the Cartagena ATV tour billboard sized AD back down to the bathroom, outside the airport and down the walkway. Once we cleared immigration mostly everyone was pissed, there was no Don Julio in Duty Free. Everyone was looking for it.

On the way back it took about an hour to get through the line. BioMIG and people failure to follow instructions!

They had 2 agents working the booth and I believe 4 agents working the bioMIG. I don't understand why people could not understand, scan the passport, wait, punch in the flight number, wait, move your face close enough so the camera can take a picture of your eyes (not your face, just the eyes), wait, then proceed when the gate opens. This shit was taking 10 minutes a person because they couldn't understand the picture of the eyes part. And what kills me is that they were on the line watching people do it making mistakes and they get up to the machines and repeat the same mistakes.

There was an email about contact tracing but I just ignored it.

[QUOTE=Nypher;2991317]Just got back, JFK to CTG round trip.

On the way back it took about an hour to get through the line. BioMIG and people failure to follow instructions!

They had 2 agents working the booth and I believe 4 agents working the bioMIG. I don't understand why people could not understand, scan the passport, wait, punch in the flight number, wait, move your face close enough so the camera can take a picture of your eyes (not your face, just the eyes), wait, then proceed when the gate opens.[/QUOTE]When I went through BioMIG in MDE, I tried getting close enough so only my eyes were inside the outlines on the camera. I was too close. An agent assisted me and told me to move further back from the camera. That worked, but I moved away after the first snap of the camera. That was not good. I had to go through the complete procedure again, and stayed in front of the camera until it turned green. The camera snapped two or three times.

[QUOTE=LatinaLover#1;2988963]On the way.

Thursday, no one ask for the Check-mig going or coming.[/QUOTE]Man for the past year I have been saying on here that I have not filled that checkmig out.

Spirit and United airlines will ask for it if you are flying out of Newark for sure. It takes less than 30 seconds to fill it out. What is the big deal?

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2991549]Man for the past year I have been saying on here that I have not filled that checkmig out.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=IamLookin;2991753]Spirit and United airlines will ask for it if you are flying out of Newark for sure. It takes less than 30 seconds to fill it out. What is the big deal?[/QUOTE]If the website worked consistently it wouldn't be such a big deal. About 30 percent of the time the website doesn't work. Colombian websites in general are just shit.

I travel to Medellin just about every 2 months for the past 6 years (except during the pandemic). There have been some outages but not to the extend some make it sound.

It takes me 20 seconds to fill it out once I have my flight info and passport at hand. I never had a situation where I could not access it before my flight.

Spirit and United will check and not let you board at least out of Newark, They asked me for it late January.

A child can fill it out, it is that simple.

[QUOTE=Kazeu;2991776]If the website worked consistently it wouldn't be such a big deal. About 30 percent of the time the website doesn't work. Colombian websites in general are just shit.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=IamLookin;2991783]I travel to Medellin just about every 2 months for the past 6 years (except during the pandemic). There have been some outages but not to the extend some make it sound.

It takes me 20 seconds to fill it out once I have my flight info and passport at hand. I never had a situation where I could not access it before my flight.

Spirit and United will check and not let you board at least out of Newark, They asked me for it late January.

A child can fill it out, it is that simple.[/QUOTE]Your experience is much different than mine. Good for you. Bad for me. I'm just happy that they don't ask anymore.

I take spirit all the time and they haven't asked me for a few years now. I fly them about 3 times a year to Bogota. Anpther data point. Take it for what you will.

[QUOTE=IamLookin;2991783]I travel to Medellin just about every 2 months for the past 6 years (except during the pandemic). There have been some outages but not to the extend some make it sound.

It takes me 20 seconds to fill it out once I have my flight info and passport at hand. I never had a situation where I could not access it before my flight.

A child can fill it out, it is that simple.[/QUOTE]The problem was never with filling it out. The problem was it never working. And if this many people had problems with something that was supposed to be mandatory then there is no excuse. The reliability of the site is probably why they stopped making it mandatory. I go to Colombia often and more times than not I had to screenshot where it went wrong so I could show it was not me not filling it out, but the site that was on the fritz.

I can only tell you that Spirit and United require it coming out of Newark. If the readers don't want to take the 20 seconds to fill out the form, it is up to them. They can always tell the airline check-in that Mr. Enternational said it wasn't required.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2991938]The problem was never with filling it out. The problem was it never working. And if this many people had problems with something that was supposed to be mandatory then there is no excuse. The reliability of the site is probably why they stopped making it mandatory. I go to Colombia often and more times than not I had to screenshot where it went wrong so I could show it was not me not filling it out, but the site that was on the fritz.[/QUOTE]

It appears Davivienda ATMs change the exchange rate at maybe 5 pm. Yesterday, I withdrew from the ATM at 5:17 pm and the exchange rate was 4387.94. That was strange because the Visa rate was 4374.53. Today I withdrew at 1:41 pm and the rate was the same as yesterday, 4387.94. Today's Visa rate is 4387.98. I'm guessing they change at 5 pm, but it may be some time before that.

[QUOTE=FunLuvr;2987540] Terminal C (where almost all international flights arrive) at the Orlando airport is the poorest design of almost any airport I've traveled through. It's approximately a one half mile walk from an arriving gate to baggage claim, almost all an uphill grade. There are no elevators or moving walkways. It was about 45 minutes from the time the plane was parked at the gate until bags started arriving at baggage claim. The irony is, that is a new terminal. It's only been open for about a year.[/QUOTE]The mayor there, "Flubby Tire" Dyer is on the airport committee and responsible for this terminal / concourse see. They want to see if you can walk the long distance without collapsing from drugs, prescription overdose, etc. Sometimes they have dogs along the way to sniff your baggage or your undies and smell if you have been a bad boy while out of the country. My Puerto Rican platoon sergeant in the army, whenever he came home, his wife made him pull out his penis, and she would sniff it, to smell if it had a women's pussy smell on it. True!

Coming back from Cali, Colombia, I once had my stomach x-rayed upon leaving, I must look or act like a drug mule. True!

You are in a sensitive zone, while in an airport. One complaint from you and you will be quickly suspected, snatched and transported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. True! Even if you are there falsely you may not be able to return.

[QUOTE=HumbleHal;2996428]My Puerto Rican platoon sergeant in the army, whenever he came home, his wife made him pull out his penis, and she would sniff it, to smell if it had a women's pussy smell on it. True![/QUOTE]When I was married I used to bathe in my car's exhaust before I went home.

[QUOTE=HumbleHal;2996428]Coming back from Cali, Colombia, I once had my stomach x-rayed upon leaving, I must look or act like a drug mule. True![/QUOTE]In the Medellin airport I was taken in a back room to do the same thing.

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2996442]When I was married I used to bathe in my car's exhaust before I went home. [/QUOTE]Genius Mr. E. !

I had a fantastic experience in both Sao Paolo and Rio in 2024. However, I have always wanted to experience Colombia, but am afraid after reading up on the dangers. I have a stop in Bueno Saires and Bogota, but 14 days of free time in between. Would you who know Latin America advise me to immediately repeat Brazil or explore new areas in Colombia? I can't figure out where in Colombia it is best. I don't like to be afraid, but I'm not a complete wimp and I'm used to traveling. Since I have to go to Bogota for a few days and could stay there longer if I feel like it, would you drop Medellin, Cali, Cartagena? I'm looking for young spinners and don't spend money on older ladies I could get "for free" in Europe. I hope you with experience will give me some good advice. I know tastes are different, but I'm trying to make a plan. I haven't been to Bueno Saires in 10 years and I see from the reports that there have been big changes. In Brazil I always found something I liked every night. And unfortunately I am picky so the hunt is a challenge in places in the world where the really hot ladies are far apart. I have been to Tijuana and although anyone with money will succeed there, it is still the best I have experienced and I have never seen so many delicate girls gathered in one place. My experience in Mexico City was a letdown in comparison. Thanks for any good suggestions.

[QUOTE=James006;3025497]Since I have to go to Bogota for a few days and could stay there longer if I feel like it, would you drop Medellin, Cali, Cartagena?[/QUOTE]You have 14 days. Why not go to all of them?