Am 24.02.2008, 05:32 Uhr, schrieb :
> Thanks Paula - that does hep. What confuses me is that I've been
> advised to check-in 2-3hrs prior to departure for an international
> flight, and about 1 hr for a domestic flight. So when I go to make an
> online booking for SAN-YVR on say, Alaska Airlines, they provide me
> with options of stopping over in LAX (which I'd like to do) for 1 hour
> to change flights. However, I'm not sure whether I should be allowing
> more time given that the LAX-YVR is an international flight?
Perhaps (most probably) a standard text.
Usually on international flights you got more people with more luggage,
different nationalities and so on. That goes on with more time needed for
check-in, making sure that all the paperwork is ok and other customs
stuff. The airline company or the check-in crew has to ensure, that no one
goes on the plane, that cannot enter the destination country (they have to
return usually such customers on their duty).
Don't know exactly, if this is also happening between close neighboors
like US and Canada.
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