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 How is Customs at the airport? 

Looking at flying through Charlotte on the way home from Grand Cayman. Is 1 hour and 50 minutes enough time to clear customs and make our connection to Hartford? I've only re-entered the States in Miami and that was a nightmare!! It's either this or a 3 1/2 hours layover and I really don't want to do that if I don't have to. We are looking at a United flight and planning on having no checked bags...just carryon. I saw another post asking a similar question but I didn't know if the airline and having just carryon bags would make a difference. Any info would be appreciated.

Edited: 27 January 2012, 12:19
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1. Re: How is Customs at the airport?

Possible, unless the flight is early afternoon when US Airways & Lufthansa flights arrive in Charlotte. Cary on bags only --makes no difference. It's the Immigration that has lines.... What time is your flight to & then from CLT?

I guess you saw this thread:

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g49022-i291-k48187…

BTW - post 2? is wrong as far as security - you do not need to clear that...once you are inside the terminal, no more security - unless you get out of the airport..

Edited: 28 January 2012, 2:56
Charlotte, NC
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2. Re: How is Customs at the airport?

Sorry meant to say: Possible, unless the flight is early afternoon when US Airways & Lufthansa flights arrive in Charlotte from Europe (Munich, London, Frankfurt)

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3. Re: How is Customs at the airport?

If we went through CLT we would get in at 6:19 with a departure at 8:10 (of course assuming we are on time. We could book at 10:07 connection instead but that's such a long layover if we don't need it. Another question though...you mentioned that the previous post was not correct with reagard to security. In Miami we had to clear immigration, claim our bags, then drop off our bags at our connection and wait in line to go through security again (have our carry-ons checked, shoes off, etc). Is this not the case on CLT? Having to get our bags, drop them off and go through security again ate up a HUGE amount of our time. Thanks.

Charlotte, NC
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4. Re: How is Customs at the airport?

This link might help you to understand. Basically, just 1 terminal with concourses A to E. security just at the entrance....

As long as both flights are on the same ticket, same reservation, in the event you would miss the flight, the airline will put you on the second flight.

ifly.com/charlotte-douglas-international-air…

ifly.com/charlotte-douglas-international-air…

Edited: 30 January 2012, 11:56
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