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Old Mar 13, 2011, 12:24 pm
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rkkwan
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Originally Posted by gumflyer
I'm flying EWR - HKG - MNL. I tried to buy some cigarettes in EWR. The duty free sales people didn't want to sell the five cartons to me. They told me that I would only be allowed to have 19 cigarettes for HKG. I thought this couldn't be right as I am transiting immediately to another flight to MNL. I don't intend on going through customs. Can anyone confirm what the case should be? I can't imagine they'd be checking how many cigarettes I have as I get off the plane, walk to a transit desk, go through security screening, and head to my new gate. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
You're technically correct. But say in case you miss your connection and have to spend the night in HK proper... And are the cigarettes you're buying that much cheaper, or only available, in EWR as compared to HKG or onboard? EWR-HKG or HKG-MNL?
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