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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m just back from the UK and I completely agree, it’s embarrassing.  An hour in line at customs at Dulles, entering the UK at Heathrow took 2 minutes.

There was a train strike happening but we were still able to travel quickly via the underground all throughout London.  
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I was also just in the UK and the locals there were all talking about how ashamed they were of the shambles their country was in….train strikes, border force strikes (which necessitated bringing in the British armed forces to step in at Heathrow) baggage handlers strikes, bus strikes, ambulance driver strikes, and nurses strikes all taking place simultaneously last month.

In Frankfurt, Germany where we flew on to it was taking on average over 2 hours to clear customs at the airport during the holiday period.

That’s great that you anecdotally had a smooth experience, but to universalize as if Europe isn’t also subject to extreme (and in my experience far more frequent) travel disruptions is ludicrous.[/quote]

I flew into Munich for Christmas and it took 15 minutes to clear the customs. Everything was organized and running smoothly. What did you do, went to the EU citizens' booths? [/quote]

Frankfurt airport is a completely different beast than Munich. The US consulate sent out advisories warning of the extremely long waits throughout the holiday period. And yes even at Frankfurt of course there were times of day when the wait was much shorter but at peak times it was averaging two hours.

I can throw out plenty of anecdotes of having cleared customs at Dulles in just a few minutes.[/quote]

If it takes you hours to clear customs in the US, it’s because you aren’t taking advantage of programs and technology the government has made available for your convenience. I have Global Entry, and never wait, but I’ve heard the passport app works just as well.  And, yes, I’ve missed connections because of delays at customs in Frankfurt. [/quote]

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