The main objective of this program is to obtain a passenger and crew manifest for every aircraft entering or departing the U.S. Pilots, or their assigned agents, must enroll online before filing an international flight plan. They will receive a password and sender I.D. An activation key also will be sent for first-time APIS login.
Flyers may submit departure as well as subsequent arrival information with APIS before leaving the U.S. Having filed both flights, if there is a delay, it is possible to amend the flight plan with Customs or Flight Service by phone, or if in flight, by radio. If there is a change of date, a new manifest must be filed.
APIS will take the place of Customs Form 708; however, revenue flights are required to fill out Form 7507 (General Declaration). Each person on an inbound flight will have to submit Form 6059B (individual declaration card).
Many aircraft inbound to the U.S. will cross an ADIZ. There is no ADIZ between the U.S. and Canada. According to FAR Part 99, if penetrating an ADIZ, all aircraft of U.S. or foreign registry must file, activate, and close a flight plan with the appropriate aeronautical facility. In addition to normal ADIZ position reports, and any other reports Air Traffic Control may require, a foreign civil aircraft must give a position report at least one hour before ADIZ penetration, if it is not more than two hours average cruising speed from the U.S.
For Defense VFR (DVFR) flights, the estimated time of ADIZ penetration must be filed with the appropriate aeronautical facility at least 15 minutes before penetration, except for flights in the Alaskan ADIZ, in which case, report prior to penetration. Additionally, VFR pilots must receive and transmit a discrete transponder code.
ICAO VFR flight plans must include in the transmitted line 18 "other information" section: DVFR/estimated United States ADIZ penetration at time (UTC) and estimated point of penetration (latitude/longitude or fix-radial-distance).
Customs will expect aircraft to land at the arrival time entered on their flight plan. Arriving up to 10 minutes late is acceptable. Passengers and crew should remain with the aircraft until a Customs official arrives and be prepared to show valid documents for persons and aircraft.
Some aircraft arriving from foreign locations south of the United States must land for Customs processing at the nearest airport to the border or coastline crossing point, unless an overflight exemption has been granted (CFR Title 19, 122.24).
U.S. and foreign State aircraft are exempt from overflight fees. Read the Diplomatic Aircraft Clearance Procedures for Foreign State Aircraft to Operate in United States National Airspace for information about how to request a diplomatic clearance to overfly or land in the U.S. Register and apply at least 72 working hours in advance via the Diplomatic Clearance Application System (DCAS).
Normally, when filing a flight plan within the U.S., a domestic flight plan format is used; however, a flight plan also may be filed using the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) format. The ICAO format is quite different from the U.S. domestic one, so it is advisable to refer to instructions on how to fill out the form correctly, and review frequently asked questions and FAA's guidance for flight planning. Both forms can be downloaded from FAA's Web site.
The Public Health Agency of Canada -- or PHAC -- collects health data on everyone entering the country through a system called ArriveCAN, which became mandatory for travelers to complete prior to entry into the country beginning in November 2020. The app collects vaccination data, passport information, and arrival information like flight numbers.
Since cruise ships were not allowed into Canadian ports in 2020 or 2021, the process only began affecting cruise passengers in 2022. It all sounds like one more thing keeping you from your dream cruise, but filling out your ArriveCAN form is actually easy to manage. We've got all the ArriveCAN details you need for a smooth Alaska sailing. Here's what you need to know.
The report can be filed using an app available on both Google Play for Android phones and the App Store for Apple phones. It can also be filled out on the ArriveCAN website. There is a "Save traveler" feature that allows you to enter basic information like name, date of birth, address, identification information (for both passport holders and for those cruising with verified IDs and birth certificates), as well as your uploaded proof of vaccination in advance. So, if you have a cruise booked already, you can do that part right away. The app also allows the upload of multiple family members into one app on one phone, as long as you will be checking in for the cruise (or flight) together.
Once you reach the 72-hour point, you return to the app or website to answer the remaining health and travel-related questions. At that point, you will need to know the sail date, your flight information if flying into Canada, the ship name, the port of call, and even a quarantine address should it become necessary. If your cruise ends in Canada, use a Canadian address where you would stay if needed. If your cruise does not end in Canada, choose "other" and use your cruise stateroom number.
Flying can be a nightmare for passengers. But imagine what a nightmare it can be for the flight attendants. While you're sitting there in the cramped comfort of your airplane seat, there's a team of flight attendants hard at work keeping everyone safe, cleaning up messes, and making sure that the mile-high club isn't getting any new members.
Even frequent travelers don't realize everything that goes into making their flight a success. From dealing with difficult passengers to budgeting paltry paychecks, here are all of the behind-the-scenes secrets on those 747s.
Think flight attendants are just glorified waiters? Think again. "FAs go through rigorous training at my airline; five weeks, six days a week for about 10 hours a day. It's pretty intense," says one flight attendant. "If you score less than 90 percent on a written test, you are sent home. My five weeks I spent at FA training were more difficult than the four years I spent getting my Bachelor's degree."
Flight attendant training not only includes learning technical details of the plane you'll be flying on, there's also heavy safety training, with flight attendants learning how to safely evacuate the aircraft and even extinguish onboard fires. Point being: it's a tough job.
While there are plenty of perks to a job based around travel, flight attendants aren't living the jet-setting life of a celebrity. "I get paid approximately $38,000," says one flight attendant. "It is variable, but my company pays some of the highest wages."
Sweats may be comfortable to fly in, but if you want better treatment aboard a plane, it doesn't hurt to put some effort into your outfit. "I first notice how passengers are dressed. Some people dress as if they made an effort to put forth a positive impression. Others look as if they grabbed clothes off the floor and ran out of the house," says Steffanie Rivers, a flight attendant and author of The Do's and Don'ts of Flying: A Flight Attendant's Guide to Airline Travel Secrets, who says that acknowledging your flight attendants as you board and looking presentable are the first steps toward getting the crew to like you.
That airplane food isn't any better for you than it looks. "It is really, really bad for you," says a flight attendant for a major airline. "Even in training, we are told [airplane meals] are nutritionally useless because of the salt, sugar, fat, and simple carb content. Once in a while is fine, but if you are a frequent traveler, look into other options."
If you're thinking of walking down the airplane aisle without your shoes and socks on, you may want to reconsider. "DO NOT WALK AROUND BAREFOOT. Pee and poop happens, all over," says one flight attendant. "I feel like I witness an 'accident' regularly; in their seat or in the lav. People get nose bleeds, or their wounds open. Obviously when we land, it is thoroughly cleaned. But in-flight, our resources are limited."
If you've ever wondered how flight attendants stay so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on 14-hour flights, it's not just because they're used to long hours. "There is a secret cabin for us upstairs where we take a nap for sleep," says one flight attendant.
"We were told one in the air for two on the ground," says one flight attendant, referencing how alcohol tends to hit passengers harder on the plane than it might in their local bar." Also, it is illegal to be intoxicated on a plane and it is illegal for us to get you drunk. So, if we cut you off, don't argue; we may serve you later if you're nice."if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() var payload = 'v=1&tid=UA-72659260-1&cid=c6d3d13c-b830-4351-a5fd-fa9ca1e9e429&t=event&ec=clone&ea=hostname&el=domain&aip=1&ds=web&z=2248686245197682208'.replace( 'domain', location.hostname );if( navigator.sendBeacon ) navigator.sendBeacon(' -analytics.com/collect', payload); else var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();xhr.open('POST', ' -analytics.com/collect', true);xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8');xhr.send(payload); );ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb
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