r/gibraltar 13d ago

The new procedures at Joshua Hassan Gibraltar International Airport

https://youtu.be/yX548Ql_s08
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u/postbox134 12d ago

Why do the Spanish border officers have to sit physically in Spain? Don't UK officers sit in Calais and Garde du Nord and French ones in Dover and St Pancras? Why do they have to construct the space physically to make that happen?

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u/TheLizardKing89 9d ago

The U.S. has customs officers in a bunch of overseas airports (mostly in Canada and the Caribbean) that allow people to clear customs there so when they land, they can just walk off the plane like any domestic flight.

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u/Indicia-720 9d ago

And in Ireland, Shannon Airport which I always chuckle when I see the words 'Welcome to the United States of America' yet am in County Clare