Originally Posted by
KLouis
Careful, the answers are only partly correct! There are spot checks taking place at boarding and if they spot a bottle of water then they may take it away. I've seen this happening a couple of times, although I don't know whether the spot checks still take place and whether they still confiscate the water. So, before buying, you better ask again...
What? Why would they do this? You are allowed to take water on board if purchased after security.
For what it's worth, I have never seen this, and would voice my strong opinions if it were to ever happen.