Originally Posted by
m0hamed
Interesting. I've been told by FAs that QF pay duty on the Sparkling wine, but that's why they won't open anything else prior to take off on international flights. (He was telling me a story about a F pax that demanded a Shiraz pre take off).
I have been told the same, that alcohol opened pre-departure is not part of the bonded cart and has duty paid on it. The FA are nt alllowed to break the seals on the beverage carts otherwise duty will be paid on the entire contents.