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don't try to resist the thief/carjacker. Report the incident to the police depart-
ment immediately by calling & 911.
2 Getting to the U.S.
In addition to the domestic airlines listed in chapter 2, “Planning a Family Trip
to Hawaii,” many international carriers serve Honolulu International Airport.
Airlines serving Hawaii from places other than the U.S. mainland include Air
Canada ( & 800/776-3000; www.aircanada.ca); Air New Zealand ( & 0800/
737-000 in Auckland, 64-3/379-5200 in Christchurch, 800/926-7255 in the
U.S.; www.airnewzealand.com), which runs 40 flights per week between Auck-
land and Hawaii; Qantas ( & 008/177-767 in Australia, 800/227-4500 in the
U.S.; www.qantas.com.au), which flies between Sydney and Honolulu daily
(plus additional flights 4 days a week); Japan Air Lines ( & 03/5489-1111 in
Tokyo, 800/525-3663 in the U.S.; www.japanair.com); All Nippon Airways
( ANA; & 03/5489-1212 in Tokyo, 800/235-9262 in the U.S.; www.fly-ana.
com); China Airlines ( & 02/715-1212 in Taipei, 800/227-5118 in the U.S.;
www.china-airlines.com); Air Pacific, serving Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, and
the South Pacific ( & 800/227-4446; www.airpacific.com); Korean Airlines
( & 02/656-2000 in Seoul, 800/223-1155 on the U.S. East Coast, 800/421-
8200 on the U.S. West Coast, 800/438-5000 from Hawaii; www.koreanair.
com); and Philippine Airlines ( & 631/816-6691 in Manila, 800/435-9725 in
the U.S.; www.philippineair.com).
AIRLINE DISCOUNTS The smart traveler can find innumerable ways to
reduce the price of a plane ticket by shopping around. For example, overseas visi-
tors can take advantage of the APEX (Advance Purchase Excursion) reductions
offered by all major U.S. and European carriers. For the best rates, compare fares
and be flexible with the dates and times of travel
IMMIGRATION & CUSTOMS CLEARANCE Visitors arriving by air, no
matter what the port of entry, should cultivate patience and resignation before
setting foot on U.S. soil. Getting through Immigration Control can take as long
as 2 hours on some days, especially on summer weekends, so be sure to carry this
guidebook or something else to read. This is especially true in the aftermath of
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when security clearances have been
considerably beefed up at U.S. airports.
People traveling by air from Canada, Bermuda, and certain countries in the
Caribbean can sometimes clear Customs and Immigration at the point of depar-
ture, which is much quicker.
Prepare to Be Fingerprinted
Since January 2004, international visitors traveling on visas to the United
States have been photographed and fingerprinted at Customs in a new
program created by the Department of Homeland Security called US-
VISIT. Non-U.S. citizens arriving at airports and on cruise ships must
undergo an instant background check as part of the government's ongo-
ing efforts to deter terrorism by verifying the identity of incoming and
outgoing visitors. For more information, visit the Homeland Security web-
site at www.dhs.gov/dhspublic .
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