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plutomad
January 15th, 2005, 14:35
Hi there next i have booked with virgin for the first time, what airport do they fly into? last year i flew with mytravel and went into sanford which was a nice small airport and quite! also are they now fingerprinting you at imgration? Also i have to get a visa due to a speeding conviction 5 years ago, will i have to go through a different line and the same as everybody else??/:confused:
Dawn
January 15th, 2005, 14:40
They fly into MCO which is much bigger than Sanford but I've always had a relatively painless experience going through there. Except for the security screening people. :rolleyes: And you get to go on a little monorail ride to get you in the mood for your trip. :D

Yes they are fingerprinting and photographing and people with visas go through the same lines as everyone else. :thumbs:
plutomad
January 15th, 2005, 14:56
They fly into MCO which is much bigger than Sanford but I've always had a relatively painless experience going through there. Except for the security screening people. :rolleyes: And you get to go on a little monorail ride to get you in the mood for your trip. :D

Yes they are fingerprinting and photographing and people with visas go through the same lines as everyone else. :thumbs:Hi thanks for your reply, what does MCO stand for?? and you said except for the security screening people, what was wrong with them or were they just be offical??? :whistle:
Dawn
January 15th, 2005, 15:14
Oh MCO is McCoy, Orlando - it's the main airport in Orlando. Don't ask me who it's named after though. :rotfl:

The security people were fine until you get to the massive line to go through the x-ray machine. Then the lot that we got were just downright mean - barking orders at people left, right and centre. Luckily we only had to endure them for a few minutes. :shrug:
dcfromva
January 16th, 2005, 04:56
MCO used to be an Air Force Base. Most Air Force Bases are named in honor of the memory of fallen aviators and McCoy was no exception:

Here is a link that provides more information behind the name (http://www.306thbw.org/306thhistory/historylnk_McCoyAFB.htm)

..moving this over ot the Transport Board...

-DC :ears: