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Old Sep 11, 2015 | 8:13 am
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Originally Posted by Smid
If I check in luggage all the way through to Dublin, It stops me getting alcohol on duty free. I can buy it in LAX, but they'll give it to me, and it will be my hand luggage as I'll be going through security in T5. Then taken from me.
Will it? If you buy it in LAX when you need to connect in LHR, can't you now get it in a STEB that will be accepted by security at T5? So that this is a non-excuse?
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