Originally Posted by
dcutcher
3 weeks ago, leaving BKK for Narita, Thai TSA agents made quite a show of removing from my rollaboard MOST (but not all) of the virtually identical 1+ ounce bottles of various liquids in an amenity kit UA had issued. They then re-packaged those bottles in a quart-size clear plastic bag they supplied, and finally re-deposited their bag into my carryon luggage.
Which airline were you on? UA and NW are theoretically required to do this to comply with TSA regulations (or else just confiscate and throw away your liquids), but it would be surprising if a non-US carrier went through this silliness.
Originally Posted by
grahamb
No restrictions on liquids leaving BKK on any of the flights I've taken around Asia. They introduced notices saying that they were banned back in August after the fun and games in the UK and then quietly dropped that restriction a few weeks later.
Were you carrying large items like duty free bottles, or just the usual small toiletries? I'll be transiting through BKK from Europe next week and would like to carry EU-purchased duty free liquor onto my TG flight to SGN. This was never a problem in the past, but, as posters on this thread have noted, the current rules at BKK seem to be both vague and inconsistently applied.
The Changi website has very clear descriptions of what can be carried on flights from SIN to various destinations, while the Suvarnabhumi website has no section on security procedures, instead focusing only on how great the airport is and how much overpriced junk you can buy from King Power -- I guess they don't really care whether you get it onto your flight as long as you buy it!