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Old Aug 5, 2015, 3:39 am
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darch1
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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Originally Posted by warakorn
Could you please expand on this. I was never stopped or delayed at a customs checkpoint, leaving the European Union. I am quite curious how anyone could loose time at the customs check. Did you have anyone to declare? Did you have to wait for a VAT tax refund?
Before the departure gate in FRA there is a passport checkpoint. There was a queu and I lost at least 5 minutes, not much but when you are in a hurry it seemed an eternity. I didn't have to cross customs in BRU because it was a Schengen flight to FRA...
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