Clearing USA Customs in Chicago
[quote]the question is from an entry point what are the more reliable and convenient places of entry. immigration time and customs for connecting flights for entry in chicago, san francisco, seattle, washington, d.c. and los angeles.[/quote]i entered the united states at o'hare airport in chicago last fall. arrived about noon. it was a bit of a hike from the gate to passport control, but once i got there the line was very short. maybe a five minute wait. the inspector was speedy and polite. there was a lengthy wait for my luggage, which surprised me. perhaps the ramp rats at united were having a bad day. once i got my luggage, it was only about 50 feet to the customs inspectors. they just waved my through. no inspection of my bags or any questioning at all. from there, it was another 50 feet to where i checked my luggage for the domestic flight to my destination. lots of personnel there, and virtually no wait. even though the distances were not great, i hired a skycap because i had a lot of heavy luggage. once i checked my luggage, i had to ride a train to get to the terminal were my domestic flight boarded. it didn't take very long.
all in all, i think a two hour connection would be doable at ord. by the way, there are anecdotal reports that the cbp agents at lax are prone to hassling single men who have been to thailand. if you search the frequent flyer forums (like flyertalk) you can read stories from guys who got referred for secondary inspection, where the agents were very rude, where laptops were search, where flash drives and cameras were searched, and where the general attitude was accusatory. officially, cbp claims they are searching for child porn. but there is at least some reason to believe that certain agents are grossed out by adult prostitution and they take it upon themselves to give the business to travelers they profile as sex tourists.
finally, turkish airline has service from bkk to several cities on the east coast, connecting in istanbul. i've booked a trip in december, so i'll have report then.
bunky
Hey, that French guy is a little different
[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1157600]I had to always watch my behavior, vocabulary, body language and always leave the door of my office open during meetings so that no one could be offended or pretend to be offended or make up shit stories about harassment. Not the best work environment.[/QUOTE]Ever think that maybe it's just you? ;)