Jet Blue to POP, stop over in JFK - Page 2

sammystorm19 · #11 07-08-2009, 01:52 PM

Tink,

You will not need to claim your bags in JFK at all. They will be transfered right over to the JFK POP flight. You will be fine. I have done this flight myself and the 55 connection time is okay. Now if it was the winter time I would say take the longer connection.

Cheers

tink23 · #12 07-08-2009, 04:37 PM

Thanks everyone. I think I'm going to take the longer connection time just to be on the safe side.
I'm mostly worried about crossing the boarder and if they're going to question me about why I'm in the DR and the length of time I'll be there.

sangria · #13 07-08-2009, 04:49 PM

just tell the truth...tell them you are going to buf airport to catch a flight to pop. if they ask for your ticket be prepared to show them. i doubt you will have any problem with that. when you fly home they can see by your passport that you have not been in the US for the whole time so i doubt you will have any issue there either. you will do your main customs at the airport and your ticket/passport stamps will be proof of where you have been when you cross over by car back to canada.

edm7583 · #14 07-08-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by tink23

Oh! Sorry, one more questions.
I'm going to be moving to Puerto Plata for a year, but I'll be returning for a week or two at Christmas time for a visit with my family and friends... But since i'm going for such a long time will the American immigration be questioning me a lot about the length of time I'll be going to DR? Will that cause problems for me? Or will my bigger problem be crossing the boarder by car into Buffalo? I'm a bit of a worrier so I'd like to be prepared. Thanks!

It is extremely common for Canadians to enter the US by land and fly out of US airports, because the price difference is so huge This will not strike the immigration officer as odd at all.

Going to POP, a 55 minute connection in at JFK is fine. Your flight from BUF will arrive and your POP flight will depart from Terminal 5,(all JetBlue flights, international and domestic depart from terminal 5) which is newly remodeled and absolutely fantastic. You don't have to worry about security or your bags. You will simply walk from one gate to the other in the same terminal.

Going from POP, you will need about 3 hours to be safe. Your flight will arrive at a different terminal for US immigration, then you have to collect your bags, go through US customs, then drop off your bags, then you will have to go to terminal 5 (best to go by the free train), go through security then on to your Buffalo flight.

Service on board Jet Blue is fantastic. Between that and the price difference, believe me, after one time, you will swear to do it this way from now on.

El Tigre · #15 07-09-2009, 10:45 AM

take the flight with the 3 hour layover. the jet blue terminal is really nice. you will have plenty to see and do just by walking around.

tink23 · #16 07-09-2009, 01:39 PM

Thank you all for your help and advice. I went with the 3 hour layover as that is what most recommended and the more I think about it, the time will probably fly by anyway. I just finished booking my flight. I'll be heading to POP on August 7th. Yay!

aross · #17 07-09-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tink23

Thank you all for your help and advice. I went with the 3 hour layover as that is what most recommended and the more I think about it, the time will probably fly by anyway. I just finished booking my flight. I'll be heading to POP on August 7th. Yay!

How are you getting from Toronto to Buffalo? Check out the trains from Toronto. My wife has taken it from Hamilton to Rochester to fly Jet Blue and back again, with a stop in Buffalo and the cost is much cheaper than the cost of gasoline and parking for the time you are away. It is a pleasant and interesting ride with no hassle going through customs at the border. I think you get off at the Depew station and it is a short cab ride to the airport.

Whichever way you travel, have a safe one and you cannot go wrong with Jet Blue

tink23 · #18 07-09-2009, 02:27 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, however, my father has said that he will drive me to the Buffalo airport as I won't be returning until the end of December, so I definitely won't be leaving a car there!
I'm happy with my choice of flying Jet Blue. Not only is it one of the cheapest, but everyone seems to enjoy their service.

drloca · #19 07-09-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tink23

Thanks for the suggestion, however, my father has said that he will drive me to the Buffalo airport as I won't be returning until the end of December, so I definitely won't be leaving a car there!
I'm happy with my choice of flying Jet Blue. Not only is it one of the cheapest, but everyone seems to enjoy their service.

Another word of advice...leave sufficient time to cross the border.

You have made an excellent choice. Feel free to pm me if you wish as I make this trip frequently.

tink23 · #20 07-09-2009, 03:12 PM

It takes about an hour and a half to get from my house to Niagara Falls, so do you think if I gave myself 2 1/2 hours including time spent at the boarder to get to the airport, that would be sufficient? My flight is at 5:50am in the morning, so we'd be going across the boarder around 2:30am or 3am. I can't imagine it being as busy at that time, but I can't even remember the last time I drove over the boarder so I may be wrong.