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Radiation Station
Thanks! Follow up povo question - if they can’t open the champagne until they are in the air, how did the OP get part of his glass filled?
The alcohol loaded into the sealed bar trolley doesn’t have duty paid on it - thus it can’t be opened to be served whilst still on the ground in the US. However, BA pay duty on a small number of bottles of champagne which are loaded outside of the locked bar trolley - to be used for pre-departure drinks