YVR Transit question
Mar 6, 2015, 10:59 am
#31
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: UA Plat, Avis First
Posts: 23
Awesome and very helpful answers.
I may try to keep a bag with me, buy duty free, pack it into the bag and then go to an Air Canada desk and ask them to check it gate-side through to SFO. I'll see if they're willing to do that first before buying anything.
I may try to keep a bag with me, buy duty free, pack it into the bag and then go to an Air Canada desk and ask them to check it gate-side through to SFO. I'll see if they're willing to do that first before buying anything.
Mar 6, 2015, 11:16 am
#32
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Earth. Residency:HKG formerly:YYZ
Programs: CX, DL, Nexus/GE, APEC
Posts: 10,689
We are giving you answers, probably not what you want to hear.
If it is any consolation, IME one can find many liquids that are available at NRT FaSoLa dutyfree cheaper on US soil.
Mar 6, 2015, 12:17 pm
#33
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Programs: United MileagePlus Silver, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 8,798
Is this special liquor unavailable in San Francisco? If so, you could just buy it in Japan and pack it into your checked bag before you head to the airport.
Mar 7, 2015, 12:49 am
#34
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: UA Plat, Avis First
Posts: 23
Just an update-
After landing and clearing the connections security at NRT, I went to the Air Canada desk and they confirmed they could check a bag in for me here in NRT. I bought the duty free items, packed them into my luggage and went back to the Air Canada desk where a luggage tag was already waiting for me. The bag was checked through to SFO.
Thanks again for all the help- maybe someone else in the future who is a fan of hard-to-find Japanese whiskey, wants to take advantage of a strong exchange rate and has a similar route through YVR to the US can use this information.
After landing and clearing the connections security at NRT, I went to the Air Canada desk and they confirmed they could check a bag in for me here in NRT. I bought the duty free items, packed them into my luggage and went back to the Air Canada desk where a luggage tag was already waiting for me. The bag was checked through to SFO.
Thanks again for all the help- maybe someone else in the future who is a fan of hard-to-find Japanese whiskey, wants to take advantage of a strong exchange rate and has a similar route through YVR to the US can use this information.