Originally Posted by
NeverFirst
Forgot to post this last week ...
I was just leaving T5 last week when I saw a group of cabin crew leaving the terminal. One of them had a clear plastic bag (like the Duty Free bags) with approx 20 of the miniature bottles of wine (like they serve in Y - I know, I sit there).
Is this a regular occurence? I thought it was perhaps a little strange/brave that she was carrying them in a clear bag, but hey, maybe it's a perk of the job, although I'm not sure those bottles have expiry dates. (It may also be that they were empties for her child's art project, I was about 10 metres away).
Crew can purchase duty free items before they leave the aircraft. Quite simple really, nothing untowards being done at all.
They're subjected to checks by customs and BA so would need to be exceptionally silly to break the rules.
I know you were only curious, but this is yet another example of people making assumptions which are incorrect. Seems to be somethig exclusive to aviation and airline staff.
Oh and
Padmeister - I would report any theft I saw from a store. Why? Because ultimately we, the law abiding customer, end up paying through higher prices to compensate for store theft.