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Heard about this a few months back, waiting to see what the cost will be..... but yes no JNB, JFK, ATL, or Dulles is a nice option!
It is Newark, not sure that is necessarily better than Dulles, JFK, or ATL...but it is super nice to avoid JNB.
It appears there is no Premium Economy option available. I checked some other dates and B-class for $4k round trip can be had. B-class for 235k miles. Delta, ATL-JNB is more than twice the price for B-class and three times the miles.
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It is Newark, not sure that is necessarily better than Dulles, JFK, or ATL...but it is super nice to avoid JNB.
. With all due respect I’ve lived all my life in New York (now a Georgia resident) and have been hunting/traveling thru JFK airport. Port authority police and customs have always been professional and courteous to me, and that’s a lot of trips with firearms. New York gets a lot of bad comments from non New Yorkers, but if you handle yourself respectfully and courteously you’ll be treated as such. Worse experience I ever had traveling with firearms was in LAX. Now that’s the one to avoid if possible.A good option that keeps you from going thru NYC.
In 1983 I finished a safari in Zimbabwe and flew back into JFK as that was the only that you could fly into from SA at that time. In my gun case was my .30-06, .458 WM and a Ruger .357. I also had the customs paperwork and firearms permits for Zimbabwe and South Africa. On seeing the handgun the customs agent called in the Port Authority cops. The Port Authority cops promptly informed me that there was a mandatory one year jail sentence for bringing a handgun into New York City and I would be arrested. I told them that I wasn't going into the city, I was just going home to California. I was then informed that I was already in the city. I thought about this for a minute and told them that I didn't have the gun, they did. So if we just closed and locked the case they could carry it across the way where we could give to the nice young lady who would check it in as baggage and how would that work for them? They looked at each other and one of them said, "I guess that would work." He seemed disappointed. So while I walked over to the counter I had an armed guard to make sure that I gave the case to the ticket agent. So say what you want about NYC, but I haven't set foot in that God-forsaken place since then.. With all due respect I’ve lived all my life in New York (now a Georgia resident) and have been hunting/traveling thru JFK airport. Port authority police and customs have always been professional and courteous to me, and that’s a lot of trips with firearms. New York gets a lot of bad comments from non New Yorkers, but if you handle yourself respectfully and courteously you’ll be treated as such. Worse experience I ever had traveling with firearms was in LAX. Now that’s the one to avoid if possible.
But I still don't understand why I had to think of it. I couldn't have been the first hunter to return from Africa with a handgun.Doug, you almost got nailed by the Sullivan laws........and you would now be a convicted felon with no ability to own a firearm. Whew........quick thinking. I don't think that quickly.....I would still be waiting for Fredo or Billy-Boy to hear my appeal........going straight to Capetown is great if you don't have guns....we did this and took a train to Joburg and enjoyed the extra leg of the journey...........FWB