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MIAMI - Starting today American Airlines customers landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) from international destinations are enjoying the benefits of new and modern customs and immigration facilities.

The three-story, 400,000 square feet facility is located in Terminal D at American, which is twice the size of the previous one and has easy access to Skytrain train in Terminal D.

It has 72 lines for passport control, which can process 2,000 passengers per hour, as well as 6 special lines for members of the Global Entry program, which provides express processing for passengers who’ve registered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

In peak hours the new facility is expected to cut waiting time around 15 minutes.

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Written by: Ricardolito, 2 Aug 2012 8:17 AM
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
Complete and utter nonsense ..you still have to walk for much too long to even reach the immigration hall and then only half the desks will be manned and if you are coming from ceratin latin countries, bad luck
What was needed was three way segretaion , americans and canadians in one section , those who come without need of visa ,,visa waiver which is completed prior to the trip and then the unfortunate latinos in the final section .
I will be interested in hearing stories of the new immigration hall but I for one will not be trusting any change .
Written by: DaveB, 6 Aug 2012 2:03 PM
From: United States
Why group Canadians, who are foreigners, with Americans, Ricardo? Citizens and residents in one line, foreigners in the other. That's pretty common at all entry control. Your idea would just stupidly complicate things.
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