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Amazing Race Questions
Lion:
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--- Quote from: theschnauzers on September 14, 2011, 08:44:29 PM ---Production holds them back until all the teams are cleared. It may also be due to the need for the crews to also clear customs with their equipment, so in order to avoid penalizing a team, and complicating time credits, it becomes simpler to just hold everyone until all the teams and crews have cleared.
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I think this may have happened in earlier seasons...but I have it on pretty good authority that it does not happen any more. Customs is just another bad taxi now, I think.
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Good source Peach...production does not hold anyone back at the airport. But getting a seat in the front of the plane is key. Also, keep in mind that u are booking for 4 people when u buy tickets (team, camera and sound guy). U cannot sit in front of your camera crew. You bust out of the plane and run for customs. Getting in the right line is luck of the draw. Plus customs can arbitrarily hold anyone up. If it happens u lose. No different when anyone travels abroad.
Lion:
--- Quote from: Dom El on September 14, 2011, 12:53:39 AM ---
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on September 14, 2011, 12:17:24 AM ---I think we see the dash only when all teams are on the same flight (which happens most of the time these days.) Otherwise, we're more likely not to see teams leaving customs, but elsewhere in airports looking for taxis or self-drive vehicles.
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But even if all teams are on the same flight, clearing customs can take a very long time, so when we see all teams dashing at the same time, they can't all have got their passport stamps at exacty the same time can they?
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Believe it or not sometimes the flights u take come in at odd times and customs is clear so basically teams do run out at the same time.
georgiapeach:
Thanks Lion!!
inomu:
In Europe it's quite important to get seats in front of the plane because there is no passport control and customs between Schengen countries which these days includes most of the Europe. So after European flights it's also easy to them to leave the plane in one bunch.
kiki:
--- Quote from: inomu on September 25, 2011, 05:18:49 AM ---In Europe it's quite important to get seats in front of the plane because there is no passport control and customs between Schengen countries which these days includes most of the Europe. So after European flights it's also easy to them to leave the plane in one bunch.
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Actually that's not absolutely correct. In many airports there are different queues for the people from E.E. countries and different from people from the rest of the world. But if you fly from one E.E. country to another the security and the passport checking is minimal anyway even for non-E.E. people.
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