Comments on: CBP Announce New Airport Preclearance Facility https://bernews.com/2020/12/u-s-customs-announce-new-preclearance-terminal/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Vaughn Foggo https://bernews.com/2020/12/u-s-customs-announce-new-preclearance-terminal/#comment-5400765 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:21:21 +0000 https://bernews.com/?p=1028272#comment-5400765 Great job everyone

]]> By: Triangle Drifter https://bernews.com/2020/12/u-s-customs-announce-new-preclearance-terminal/#comment-5400754 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:00:03 +0000 https://bernews.com/?p=1028272#comment-5400754 The terminal was not built for what is today. It was built for what hopefully will be demand for tomorrow.

Some of us are old enough to remember the days when Pan Am flew a 747 here every day, British Airways used a 747, Delta flew a wide body Tristar, Eastern flew wide body L1011s & Air Canada was everyday plus multiple flights to Halifax a week. It was not uncommon to have five planes on the ground.

The terminal groaned under the stress of demand then, & that was before all of the security that we have today.

The new terminal will be truly ours in 27 years. If Bermuda takes care of it the terminal should last another 30 years past that before a replacement is needed.

]]> By: dread https://bernews.com/2020/12/u-s-customs-announce-new-preclearance-terminal/#comment-5400730 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:48:12 +0000 https://bernews.com/?p=1028272#comment-5400730 since when has Bermuda ever processed 800 passengers an hour?

]]> By: Micro https://bernews.com/2020/12/u-s-customs-announce-new-preclearance-terminal/#comment-5400703 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:41:28 +0000 https://bernews.com/?p=1028272#comment-5400703 At present no. Summer time precovid yes.

]]> By: Boston Whaler Owner https://bernews.com/2020/12/u-s-customs-announce-new-preclearance-terminal/#comment-5400535 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 03:17:16 +0000 https://bernews.com/?p=1028272#comment-5400535 ‘The updated facility was designed to process more than 800 passengers an hour’

800?…we don’t get 800 a day at present!

(fish supper methinks tonight).

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