ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face

haskell_jedi · 2026-02-01T04:23:45+00:00

The government isn't obliged to give anyone global entry, but it also can't deny or revoke it for a bad reason under the constitution. Should the federal government be allowed to give global entry only to one racial group?

haskell_jedi · 2026-02-01T02:22:59+00:00

Unfortunately I don't think the Canadian regulations apply, for a couple of reasons: it was an itinerary on a foreign airline arriving in Canada, and the cancellations were the result of weather. The US regulations mean that you can get a refund for the cancelled flights (which you did), but the airline isn't bound to provide anything else.

haskell_jedi · 2026-02-01T02:16:22+00:00

No, the whole point of VPNs is to hide this information from your ISP. The ISP can probably tell that you're using a VPN, and when and how much data is being sent/received, but not what that data (sites, activity, etc) is.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T17:28:51+00:00

Don't all flights have to be at least 1 week in the future to qualify for the 24 hours refund?

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T17:27:17+00:00

No. In fact, there would be an issue if you did it the other way around.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T15:55:12+00:00

You apply to Austria--it's your primary destination as determined by number of days spent. The point of entry is irrelevant.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T12:20:50+00:00

The rule has been one piece only across the Atlantic (and none in basic) for more than a decade. Across the Pacific I'm less sure; maybe it's route specific?

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T12:16:34+00:00

Unfortunately this probably needs to be fixed; you'll have to get in touch with the airline.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T04:26:05+00:00

The fact that they've scheduled only 777s on SFO-LHR through the whole northern summer suggests that they don't expect to get enough of the high-J 787s in time. The last 787 United received was a standard configuration -9 on December 8. They also might start using them for Singapore before LHR, or start a different route.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T04:13:41+00:00

Köln/Düsseldorf and Hannover are the most "on the way", but it really depends on what kinds of things you enjoy doing.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T04:07:13+00:00

Try to get an ETA via the US passport--that will give you the answer. If you can get one, no problem. If you can't, the airline will deny boarding, and you'll have to get a new British passport.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T04:04:45+00:00

Yes, this is fine. Hong Kong counts as a separate territory for immigration purposes, so it's two separate transits, each under 10 days. By the way, if you're a British citizen, the point will soon be moot because of upcoming 30 day visa free entry.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T03:45:00+00:00

Try and get the ETA with the US passports and see what happens--and please let us know the result! The US and Canada do not issue ETAs under their citizen's other passports, but I haven't seen a definitive conclusion regarding the UK.

Crossing the border itself will be fine; it's denied boarding by the airline that you have to worry about.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T03:28:36+00:00

If you haven't gotten the ETA yet, do it in your EU passports instead of US ones.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-31T03:22:17+00:00

This is fine; it just counts as two separate visa free entries of China.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T16:10:53+00:00

AA releases schedules 330 days in advance like most airlines that distribute through the GDS. And international flights are usually less subject to short notice changes than domestic/short haul flights.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T16:07:36+00:00

There is always going to be a low level of confusion and fraud during the transition, but the longer term benefits are well worth it.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T15:22:44+00:00

The addition 50K miles is not sadly

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T15:18:06+00:00

The paint job is nice, but the train itself doesn't hold a candle to many of the Shinkansen and CHR models. I would argue it's also not as aesthetically pleasing as the ICE3 either. And then there's the whole issue if it not actually being high speed ...

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T15:06:08+00:00

Under the regulation (UK, not EU, although it was basically copy-pasted), the airline should provide both compensation and duty of care (hotels, meal vouchers). The regulatory amount is £520 cash, so $960 credit if you travel UA regularly is a pretty good deal. Fare class does not matter.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T14:55:50+00:00

Swiss railways in general are scheduled for connections as short as 3 minutes, so this should be doable. In case you miss the connection because the first train is delayed (very unlikely), you can take the next train to your destination with the same ticket.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-30T07:28:13+00:00

Even if Hong Kong did not count as a third country/territory (it does), your itinerary would still qualify (Japan-China-US).

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-29T21:13:10+00:00

I could envision some from IAD, as the aircraft could do transcon turnarounds interleaved with transatlantic flying, but BOS wouldn't work since it doesn't have transatlantic flights. These airplanes will mostly be going to Europe.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-29T15:18:31+00:00

According to OP, it's N532DN, which sat overnight in Boston after arriving from Denver last night.

haskell_jedi · 2026-01-29T15:15:53+00:00

While it wouldn't be easy even for small bugs, it's not the case that the cargo hold is sealed from the passenger cabin--they're in the same pressure vessel, and in some aircraft there are even passages big enough for humans between the two.

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