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   Message 826 of 3,261   
   John Levine to All   
   Re: North American air travel, was more    
   25 Jun 14 02:09:20   
   
   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >> I can report from experience that NEXUS is sufficient in both   
   >> directions when flying between the US and Canada.  But you better   
   >> bring your passport anyway, since the poorly trained gate staff at   
   >> some airlines (Un*ted at EWR) don't know that.   
   >   
   >Last time I flew to Canada, I couldn't print my boarding pass at home as   
   >I could for domestic flights, and the ticket agents and kiosks won't let   
   >you check in for _any_ international flight without a passport book.   
      
   The NEXUS card has the same machine readable line as a passport book.   
   I expect it'd work.  It certainly works in the Global Entry machine.   
      
   >And the TSA/CSA drones insist on a passport book, as do the gate agents.   
      
   Where?  Not at Rochester, Syracuse, Toronto, Montreal, or Halifax.   
      
   Newark, on the other hand, ...   
      
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