Thru heathrow UK?
Doing a San Francisco to Italy trip with a connection thru heathrow.
I have a 40 yr old felony that gives me zero issues going most places but I hear UK can be a bitch
I would only be changing terminals
Don’t know if that consigning thru customs and if they would give a crap since it’s a connection only
TIA
If customs is just going question you for a bit and let you go, I wouldn't worry about it.
Also once you are in the EU (Italy for example), there is no more customs. Its like going from NY to FL in the US. So coming back you should be ok too, unless an airline checks something funny in advance
This was also the day of the US-England match, so maybe it was targeted because they were pissed at us ;)
I have also connected in Heathrow for China and had no issues moving to the next airline/flight in UK. They do check carry on luggage as you move through Heathrow to another airline, but not customs.
Also once you are in the EU (Italy for example), there is no more customs. Its like going from NY to FL in the US. So coming back you should be ok too, unless an airline checks something funny in advance
We didn't go through customs in Italy but we did in Germany on our way to Italy.
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in Italy. Heathrow is just a pass through, and you still aren't on "England" proper. IN fact they shuttle you in a different line, going to a different terminal. I believe you will land in #3, but they will send you to #5 (if you were staying in England you'd go through customs/immigration in #3).
Also once you are in the EU (Italy for example), there is no more customs. Its like going from NY to FL in the US. So coming back you should be ok too, unless an airline checks something funny in advance
We didn't go through customs in Italy but we did in Germany on our way to Italy.
That was because you entered the EU in Germany, so going to any EU country after that was covered.
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in Italy. Heathrow is just a pass through, and you still aren't on "England" proper. IN fact they shuttle you in a different line, going to a different terminal. I believe you will land in #3, but they will send you to #5 (if you were staying in England you'd go through customs/immigration in #3).
Also once you are in the EU (Italy for example), there is no more customs. Its like going from NY to FL in the US. So coming back you should be ok too, unless an airline checks something funny in advance
We didn't go through customs in Italy but we did in Germany on our way to Italy.
That was because you entered the EU in Germany, so going to any EU country after that was covered.
Yes, I went through customs in LA (passing through 2 countries), even though I had one more flight to JFK. Not sure if I would go through customs in LA if my Japan airline went to JFK - it did not and I had to leave the airport and reenter to change airlines.
Much appreciated. I was thinking that but didn’t want to be stuck because of my bad decisions nearly 40 yrs ago. Especially after real long flight from sfo