Originally Posted by
RA-wannabe
Nope..You can't do a gate check. The US inspection is BEFORE the boarding gate. The security people will just confiscate your liquor (and drink it). I've tried it once..and it didn't work. You are not the first to think of this gate check-in trick....
But a round-about trick that I used was as follows :-
Step 1 : Go buy the liquor.
Step 2 : Go to the lounge and tell them that u want to go to the city.
Step 3: Clear immigration
Step 4 : Check in liquor at the first class check-in counter.
Step 5 : Clear Immigration
Step 6 : Enjoy the liquor in the US.
Thanks. I have a couple of hour connection from SIN so that would work. I have the expedited immigration so I don't have to worry about the queue.
Originally Posted by
Often1
Are the savings over US retail really that great so as to justify a 6-step process?
Didn't even bother to read the original post, did you?
Originally Posted by
dc.marathoner
Yes. Especially if, like the OP said, bottles that aren't available in the U.S. I have done this a couple of times.
Always Flyin, you can also browse the CX Duty Free catalogue to see if you can buy those JD inflight:
http://www.cathaypacific.com/dutyfre...ry+%26+Spirits
Not available in the flight duty free catalog so I'll play the check-in landside option.