Timeline for Travel from London to Mexico City with stop in Dallas, Texas
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| Jul 17, 2022 at 16:20 | history | edited | Willeke♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
I edited information out of a comment into the answer.
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| Jul 17, 2022 at 16:18 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | @Doc, if you are sure, (and I think you are) you should post your own answer. I will edit it into this answer as a note. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 14:41 | comment | added | Doc | There should be NO need to re-collect bags. DFW has a special program where many International-to-International connections do NOT require the bags to be collected/re-checked. The passenger still needs to pass through immigrations, but they do not need to collected/recheck bags. Flights from LHR on AA are included in this program. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 14:26 | comment | added | jcaron | For the ESTA, you are in transit. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 14:25 | comment | added | jcaron | Plane, immigration (passport control), baggage reclaim, customs, drop bag, departures, security, gate. There is no exit passport control in the US, and no exit customs checks. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 14:21 | comment | added | Maths12 | @jcaron just so i understand, as i get off the plane in dallas from LHR i will go to baggage reclaim, then go through customs & immigration again to catch my dallas to mexico flight? i have an approved ESTA but i did select 'yes' to the question: 'is US your final destiantion or in transit' so i hope this is ok. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 13:45 | comment | added | jcaron | There is a very limited number of cases where you supposedly can do airside transit in the US. It only works at a few airports, and only for flights from specific airlines (not the same at each airport) and possibly only for some specific combinations of flights. But it’s better to consider you will have to go through immigration, luggage claim, customs, baggage drop and security (and have the relevant paperwork). | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 13:40 | comment | added | jcaron | @Maths12 note that contrary to non-connecting flights where you have to go to the departures area and go through a new check-in process (before the check-in deadline!) in this case you will have a counter just after customs where you just drop your bags (which will already have tags for your final destination, so there’s essentially 0 wait), and from there you just go through security and on to your gate. Also IIRC DFW has a slightly optimised path in this case (compared to most US airports), but it’s been a long time since I did it so I don’t remember full details. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 13:27 | comment | added | Maths12 | Thanks for this, given that direct flights are double the price i may have to unfortuantely go through Texas :( | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 13:02 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | Maths, the USA does not have a part of the airports where only international travelers go. All passengers have to enter the USA, even if the next minute they leave the country on the next flight. That is a given for the USA and it is the reason I advise not to have a stop in the USA. Yes, your answer on esta would be yes, you transit to an other country, but the esta you get you would still allow you to enter the country. | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 12:57 | comment | added | Maths12 | But if my connecting flight from dallas to mexico city is operated by american airlines why do i need to recalim my luggage and re-check it in, deosn't think defeat the purpose of a 'connecting flight'. In my ESTA do i still need to answer 'Yes' to the question: 'is you entry to usa for transit to another country?' | |
| Jul 17, 2022 at 12:02 | history | answered | Willeke♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |