On Jan 9, 5:26=A0pm, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:
>
> Now there's a thought. =A0 Atlanta is one of these airports with a main
> terminal and then lots of satellites. =A0 To get from the main terminal (w=
hich
> is the only one accesible from public roads and the underground (known as
> MARTA I believe)) to the terminal where international flights arrive you
> have to go through all the other satellites (there is a train). =A0 What t=
his
> means is that when you arrive at Atlanta you go through immigration, pick =
up
> your bags, and then enter an area where there are check in desks for the
> onward flights. =A0 Immediately after check in you go through security. =
=A0 So,
> if you buy anything on the flight from London to Atlanta in the way of
> liquids you will have to pack it in to your chckd bag before you re check =
in
> or you'll fall foul of the "no liquids rule".
C'mon. Give Atlanta a break. There are no "satellites" in Atlanta,
just a series of terminals, connected by a very efficient underground
rail. The rule of going through customs and security upon arrival in
the US is the _same_ at all international hubs, no exception, and
often much less well organized than in Atlanta.
Of all the international hubs I know in the US, Atlanta, despite its
size, is the most transparent, best organized and yes -- based on my
multiple individual experience at least -- the most friendly in terms
of the Immigration officials' attitude.
To the other poster, complaining of the hurricanes. Again, what a
preposterous post. Atlanta has its share of bad weather like any other
airport in the SE States, but a chance of a hurricane there is perhaps
10-20% of that in Miami or Houston. On the other side, the chance of a
winter storm there is incomparably smaller than at any NE or Midwest
airport.
Flying through Atlanta at least once a month.
jrk
>
> As a connecting passenger that's probably not totally unreasonable but as =
an
> arriving passenger you have to do the same thing. =A0 Having cleared custo=
ms
> and immigration you place your checked baggage on a conveyor, go through
> security (as if you were catching another plane), ride the train to the ma=
in
> terminal and then pick your bag up for a second time. =A0 I went through t=
here
> twice last year and both times I saw people having stuff confiscated that
> they had purchased on the plane from London to Atlanta.
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