Which airport should I choose as via hub to LA?
I work in Brussels, Belgium. This summer I plan to fly to L.A.. There is not direct flight from Brussels to L.A., I must have one stop in Europe or in US continent to arrive in L.A.. I do not want to have my first stop in Europe, I would like to stop over in the US continent. I found out there are several US airports I could choose as my interval stop to L.A.. Those airports are Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL), Philadelphia (PHL), New York (Newark), Minneapolis and Washington D.C. According to the passengers data provided by the World Aviation authority, it seems to me that the busiest airport is Atlanta, then followed by Chicago, Minneapolis, Newark, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. In order to have a smooth travel and happy transfer, could some one tell me which airport should I choose for my first stop in states? Thanks a lot.
Air Travel - 4 Answers
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I have flown from London and Amsterdam to the US and changed planes in Minneapolis (this is with Northwest Airlines). Never had any problems, and MSP is a nice airport with good facilities and layout. Customs people were really nice there too and no long queues, and baggage transfer was really easy. Minneapolis is also a great city for a short visit if you wanted to stay a few days before going on to LA. Only problem is a rare one: in the summer time the Great Plains region (including Minneapolis) can get very big violent thunderstorms which can close airports and cause delays. Happened to me once at MSP at the end of June, but it's not that frequent: i think i was just unlucky.
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Chicago is probably the worst airport to connect at since they over-schedule the number of take-offs and landings they can handle. Flying into the New York area is also pretty bad since that region has the most number of aircraft flying there at a given time. I think flying into Minneapolis or Washington D.C. would be your best bet. Of course you cannot really factor in if on the day you fly how the weather will be. If there are thunderstorms around the area, any airport will be delayed. Just make sure you have enough time between connections. I know United Airlines has a hub in Washington D.C. and a hub in Los Angeles. Therefore they will have quite a few flights between those 2 cities.
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I think you have out of date information. Scheduled nonstop flights between Brussels and the USA for summer 2007 -- Chicago O'Hare airport (on SN Brussels Airlines, operated by codeshare partner American Airlines), Detroit (Northwest Airlines), New York's JFK Airport (American/SN Brussels, Delta), Washington DC's Dulles Airport (United Airlines), Newark (Continental Airlines), Atlanta (Delta), and Philadelphia (USAirways). There is no nonstop service scheduled between Brussels and Minneapolis. Among these, I would choose New York. What a great place for a stopover! Also, there are a lot of nonstop flight options to LA area airports from New York's JFK and Newark airports, on good airlines like JetBlue.
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Please keep in mind that the US Customs and Immigration Service requires you to clear immigration and customs at your first point of entry in the United States. Unless you plan on staying over in whatever city you choose to fly into, you could spend most of your layover in long lines. You will first have to clear immigration, collect your luggage, clear customs, then check-in your bags and then clear security before connecting to your flight to LA, you may have to endure long lines and waits in any of the above procedures. I personally think it would be much easier to connect in Europe and have your luggage forwarded on to LA from Brussels. If you MUST stopover somewhere in the US, leave yourself plenty of time between flights. Good luck.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Living in Belgium, an Indian. husband works, as soft. Const.I am qualified and exp., in HR.How can get a job
Living in Belgium, an Indian. husband works, as soft. Const.I am qualified and exp., in HR.How can get a job?
+ Staying in Belgium from the last 2 years.
Immigration - 1 Answers
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Assuming you are on a dependent's visa and your husband's visa is a temporary work permit -- correct? 1. What are your qualifications & experience in HR and where was your experience? India? Worthless in Europe and N. America. You need an MBA (or equivalent) from a Euro or N. Amer. university, you need to know labor law in the country where you want to work, etc. 2. You're in an EU country, and EU citizens get preference for any jobs. If there were an opening for which you qualified, you still go at the bottom of the list, after every EU citizen. 3. The economic downturn has already hit UK and is starting to hit the Eurozone, too. Many companies are not hiring foreigners on work visas, or not renewing existing permits, or terminating them altogether. How much longer is your husband's temporary permit? How secure is the balance of the term of his visa? Is there a chance his visa will be terminated? If so, you -- as a dependent -- go too. Employers will not want to hire you when you might not be able to stay long enough to make it worthwhile to hire you. 4. Employers have to obtain work permits, you cannot. When applying for jobs, you must inform them that you are on a temporary dependent's pass and that they would have to sponsor your work permit. Not to reveal this is fraud and gets you deported and banned, with or without your husband. 5. India is still booming and there are lots of jobs in HR in India if you have Indian credentials. Your job prospects are much better there than they are anywhere in Eurozone or N. Amer.
+ Staying in Belgium from the last 2 years.
Immigration - 1 Answers
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Assuming you are on a dependent's visa and your husband's visa is a temporary work permit -- correct? 1. What are your qualifications & experience in HR and where was your experience? India? Worthless in Europe and N. America. You need an MBA (or equivalent) from a Euro or N. Amer. university, you need to know labor law in the country where you want to work, etc. 2. You're in an EU country, and EU citizens get preference for any jobs. If there were an opening for which you qualified, you still go at the bottom of the list, after every EU citizen. 3. The economic downturn has already hit UK and is starting to hit the Eurozone, too. Many companies are not hiring foreigners on work visas, or not renewing existing permits, or terminating them altogether. How much longer is your husband's temporary permit? How secure is the balance of the term of his visa? Is there a chance his visa will be terminated? If so, you -- as a dependent -- go too. Employers will not want to hire you when you might not be able to stay long enough to make it worthwhile to hire you. 4. Employers have to obtain work permits, you cannot. When applying for jobs, you must inform them that you are on a temporary dependent's pass and that they would have to sponsor your work permit. Not to reveal this is fraud and gets you deported and banned, with or without your husband. 5. India is still booming and there are lots of jobs in HR in India if you have Indian credentials. Your job prospects are much better there than they are anywhere in Eurozone or N. Amer.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Can my Chilean girlfriend working as an Au Pair in Belgium visit me in France
Can my Chilean girlfriend working as an Au Pair in Belgium visit me in France?
Belgium - 5 Answers
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Of course she can. If she works in Belgium then I guess she has a prolonged visa for the EU and since France belongs to the EU as well Belgium, there should be no problem.
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There are no border checks between Belgium and France
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no problem she can go by car,bus or train Brussels station you can go anywhere in Europe brilliant and the bus servis is fantastic?
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if she has a shangen visa it would be no problem , if she only has a working visa for belgium she can not
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Yes she can if she is official in Belgium with a legal visum.
Belgium - 5 Answers
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Of course she can. If she works in Belgium then I guess she has a prolonged visa for the EU and since France belongs to the EU as well Belgium, there should be no problem.
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There are no border checks between Belgium and France
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no problem she can go by car,bus or train Brussels station you can go anywhere in Europe brilliant and the bus servis is fantastic?
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if she has a shangen visa it would be no problem , if she only has a working visa for belgium she can not
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Yes she can if she is official in Belgium with a legal visum.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
What is the best route in apply for jobs in Europe, in particular, The Nederland and Belgium
What is the best route in apply for jobs in Europe, in particular, The Nederland and Belgium?
Does anyone know of any website with suggestions, or know of any American companies are always looking at hiring Americans to work overseas
Belgium - 2 Answers
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Finding a job may not be your biggest problem, it is more the case of getting a job that would allow you to obtain the work permit needed to work legally in the country. At least for the Netherlands (and most countries in the EU), an American cannot work without a residence permit. A residence permit for a person who moves here to live and work, is conditional on a work permit being granted. This has to be applied for by the employer (and is only applicable for that company/contract and non-transferable) and unless it can be proven that the position can only be fulfilled by that person ahead of any other candidate in the total pool of labour in the EU, then it will not be granted. You can read all the details here including links to job sites in the Netherlands http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiBJ5aO4gN9OPA7GK8Xwpzjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081029005645AAYhd63 Your best bet would be to get a job in the US for a company which has branch offices in the Netherlands, for which you could eventually be transferred on the basis of specific knowledge/experience built up working for that company.
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For Belgium, depending your profile, you can look in The Bulletin (http://www.thebulletin.be/)
Does anyone know of any website with suggestions, or know of any American companies are always looking at hiring Americans to work overseas
Belgium - 2 Answers
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Finding a job may not be your biggest problem, it is more the case of getting a job that would allow you to obtain the work permit needed to work legally in the country. At least for the Netherlands (and most countries in the EU), an American cannot work without a residence permit. A residence permit for a person who moves here to live and work, is conditional on a work permit being granted. This has to be applied for by the employer (and is only applicable for that company/contract and non-transferable) and unless it can be proven that the position can only be fulfilled by that person ahead of any other candidate in the total pool of labour in the EU, then it will not be granted. You can read all the details here including links to job sites in the Netherlands http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiBJ5aO4gN9OPA7GK8Xwpzjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20081029005645AAYhd63 Your best bet would be to get a job in the US for a company which has branch offices in the Netherlands, for which you could eventually be transferred on the basis of specific knowledge/experience built up working for that company.
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For Belgium, depending your profile, you can look in The Bulletin (http://www.thebulletin.be/)
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