On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 12:44:28 -0700 (PDT) "Michael A. Burris" <yyz_02140@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Mark: > > If I understand your question correctly, you are > wondering if a passenger who got on an El Al flight in > Toronto, and that the flight originated in Tel Aviv > bound for Los Angeles, is the passenger likely to, or > required to, clear US customs in Toronto, much like if > I flew up for a weekend from Boston to Toronto or > Montreal and was returning to Boston, I'd clear US > Customs up there. Correct? > > The answer is a double 'no.' Passengers are generally > not allowed to board a flight, in this case, The EL AL > flight bound for Los Angeles, while it is stopped in > Toronto, because that conflicts with the rules for the > airline reciprocal agreement under the Warsaw Pact > established after World War II. > > Toronto originating passengers wishing to fly to Los > Angeles, should be flying Air Canada or some other > carrier whose home is in Canada, not another country. > There are some exceptions, but I believe that this is > the norm. > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Massachusetts > > > > what about the 5 freedrom rights? since it two differnt counties I read where a passenger could Fly Air New zeland from Los Angeles to London isnt this same as Lax -YYZ- Tel Aviv? > > > > > --- Mark Panitz <mpanitz@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > heres question el AL has flight from Tel Aviv to > > Toronto to Lax > > this means they can carry pax from YYZ to Lax > > doesnt that mean those pax that board LY 105 in YYZ > > to Lax > > clear US customs in Candada? r > > but what about those pax who are flying from Tel > > Avia to Lax > > where would they clear US customs? in Lax? or in > > Canada? > > > > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush > >