Originally Posted by
NewbieRunner
I know about sealed plastic bags with the invoice shown etc. having carried them a few times ex-UK when transiting through FRA/MUC/ZRH. It was a duty free bottle bought on board an LH flight from NRT and while sitting in a SEN lounge it suddenly occurred to me I should find out that it was ok to take it on a connecting flight to the UK. Transfer desk staff didn't know the answer and sent me to a C-gate security checkpoint, where I was told I had to check it in.
Very strange...
Inflight EZE-FRA I bought several perfums, was given a bottle of port as a present, all was packed in one of those sealed plastic bags. In Fra I had a connection to MUC and walked to the FCT for the layover of 2hrs.
At the security check at the FCT they just quickly glanced at the sealed bag and waved me through...
Sometimes I think, the sec goons do not know what the actual rules are and how they are enforced...
I thought that stupid sealed bag serves only one purpose: to let you and your duty frees through security, esp. at ...... airports like FRA, where when arriving at C and connecting anywhere else you do not stand a chance to keep airside...