Summary Shannon Airport offers Preclearance, letting passengers arrive in the US as domestic travelers. US Preclearance at Shannon eliminates the need for lengthy immigration queues and delays upon arrival in America. Shannon boasts US Preclearance facilities for both commercial and business jet passengers.
Arriving in the United States after a transatlantic or transpacific flight can be a daunting experience for a tired and grumpy passenger, which is one of the reasons Australians and Kiwis are so keen to bypass a stopover at Los Angeles International Airport and hop on a direct service to New York. Worth a big celebration cake This is why passengers quickly fall in love with systems like the US Preclearance service at Ireland's Shannon Airport (SNN) , which is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this month. In August 2009, Shannon Airport (Shannon) became the first airport in the world, outside of the Americas, to introduce full Preclearance for passengers traveling to the US.
While the name says it all, it might be helpful for some readers to explain that Preclearance means passengers using the system from Shannon arrive in the US as domestic travelers. After arriving at the US airport, they can simply pick up their bags and leave without dealing with lengthy immigration queues . Today, Shannon Airport Group CEO Mary Considine said the airport has always focused on making life easy for passengers, so it's wonderful to celebrate 15 years of US Customs and Border Preclearance a.