Don't transit in Mumbai

On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:50:48 +0300, "Markku Grönroos"
wrote:


"grusl" kirjoitti
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heart attack when he sees the Royal Bombay Yacht Club ... let alone Peking
University.

You mean Beijing University?


No, Markook. He means Peking University like he said:

http://en.pku.edu.cn/

See. the pku in the address. Funnily enough, it stands for Peking
University, which is exactly what the website says MarkooooK.

"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
...

When entering India transiting through Mumbai, even if your luggage is
checked through until the final destination, you have to retrieve your
suitcase in Mumbai from the baggage belt and walk with it through
customs, have it scanned again and check it in again

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Recently, I was flying to the West Coast of the USA, but my port of entry
was in the East Coast, I had to get my baggage from the carousel, go through
immigration & customs & then get on to the next flight. I had a 1.5 hours
gap,
but wasn't sufficient for all this & hence I missed my connecting flight.
It took around 45 mins to exit & get my baggage from the carousel. It took
around 10 mins to get through customs & 20 minutes to get through
immigration.
By the time I came through all this, there was just 10 mins left for my
flight &
they didn't let me get in as it was preparing for take-off.

In article , Brian says...

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Not here in Germany for instance. I flew Beijing-Munich in September via
Düsseldorf. My baggage was checked in until Munich and I picked it up in
Munich. Didn't have to go through customs in Düsseldorf, only in Munich.

Recently, I was flying to the West Coast of the USA, but my port of entry
was in the East Coast, I had to get my baggage from the carousel, go through
immigration & customs & then get on to the next flight. I had a 1.5 hours
gap,
but wasn't sufficient for all this & hence I missed my connecting flight.
It took around 45 mins to exit & get my baggage from the carousel. It took
around 10 mins to get through customs & 20 minutes to get through
immigration.
By the time I came through all this, there was just 10 mins left for my
flight &
they didn't let me get in as it was preparing for take-off.

Perhaps the USA are not such an advanced country after all.
--

Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:04:58 +0530, "Brian" wrote:

"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
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When entering India transiting through Mumbai, even if your luggage is
checked through until the final destination, you have to retrieve your
suitcase in Mumbai from the baggage belt and walk with it through
customs, have it scanned again and check it in again

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Wrong. Never entered the US from Canada have you?


Recently, I was flying to the West Coast of the USA, but my port of entry
was in the East Coast, I had to get my baggage from the carousel, go through
immigration & customs & then get on to the next flight. I had a 1.5 hours
gap,
but wasn't sufficient for all this & hence I missed my connecting flight.
It took around 45 mins to exit & get my baggage from the carousel. It took
around 10 mins to get through customs & 20 minutes to get through
immigration.
By the time I came through all this, there was just 10 mins left for my
flight &
they didn't let me get in as it was preparing for take-off.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:31:17 +0200, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , Brian says...

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Not here in Germany for instance. I flew Beijing-Munich in September via
Düsseldorf. My baggage was checked in until Munich and I picked it up in
Munich. Didn't have to go through customs in Düsseldorf, only in Munich.

Recently, I was flying to the West Coast of the USA, but my port of entry
was in the East Coast, I had to get my baggage from the carousel, go through
immigration & customs & then get on to the next flight. I had a 1.5 hours
gap,
but wasn't sufficient for all this & hence I missed my connecting flight.
It took around 45 mins to exit & get my baggage from the carousel. It took
around 10 mins to get through customs & 20 minutes to get through
immigration.
By the time I came through all this, there was just 10 mins left for my
flight &
they didn't let me get in as it was preparing for take-off.

Perhaps the USA are not such an advanced country after all.

Yeah, Germany is much better. Just go and look at the 23 billion or
so Euros they lent to Icelandic banks. And see how much they're going
to get back.

"Brian" kirjoitti
.. .
"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
...

When entering India transiting through Mumbai, even if your luggage is
checked through until the final destination, you have to retrieve your
suitcase in Mumbai from the baggage belt and walk with it through
customs, have it scanned again and check it in again

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Bull. Checked luggage is checked luggage.

Recently, I was flying to the West Coast of the USA, but my port of entry
was in the East Coast, I had to get my baggage from the carousel, go
through
immigration & customs & then get on to the next flight. I had a 1.5 hours
gap,

Perhaps the two flights were in two different tickets and the carrier of the
first leg did not clear the luggage of the second flight because the process
is not free from expenses. This is becoming more and more usual.

"Alfred Molon" kirjoitti
s.com...
In article , Brian says...

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Not here in Germany for instance. I flew Beijing-Munich in September via
Düsseldorf. My baggage was checked in until Munich and I picked it up in
Munich. Didn't have to go through customs in Düsseldorf, only in Munich.

The US American authority believes that the ticking bomb does not go off
before the rescreening process.

"Brian" wrote in message
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"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
...

When entering India transiting through Mumbai, even if your luggage is
checked through until the final destination, you have to retrieve your
suitcase in Mumbai from the baggage belt and walk with it through
customs, have it scanned again and check it in again

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

It's certainly done in India and the USA, both places where they're more
than a touch paranoid about security, but in most of Europe you certainly
can book your luggage right through to your final destination.

In the UK the customs people at provincial airports know which internal
flights have international transfer passengers on and so those passengers
(and all the domestic ones as well) pass through customs control.

The immigration check is done at the point of entry.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message
.fi...

"Brian" kirjoitti
.. .
"Alfred Molon" wrote in message
...

When entering India transiting through Mumbai, even if your luggage is
checked through until the final destination, you have to retrieve your
suitcase in Mumbai from the baggage belt and walk with it through
customs, have it scanned again and check it in again

This is the same in every country. Even in the USA, customs & immigration
is always done at the port of entry to the country - not your final
destination.

Bull. Checked luggage is checked luggage.

Not in the USA or India.

There all transit passengers must pick up their luggage just after the
immigration check.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.