T5 - bring on board food and wine?
 

Hello

We’ve booked a last-minute silly priced trip to Budapest leaving on Sunday afternoon. Does anyone know if Wagamama T5 are still doing their usual take-away boxes? Also, is world duty free open to get a bottle of wine?

Thanks in advance

TFC

Great info on the Using T5 thread ... https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...athrow-t5.html

Recent pointers

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32531289-post126.html

I hate to be pi***ng on your parade but opening up your alcohol onboard isn't allowed (and, if I may, I'm sure you can resist for a couple of hours?).
Also, and rather more worrying for your plans, have you checked Hungary's new requirements? I think they're already in force, but for UK arrivals/British nationals either you have 2 negative Covid-19 tests done within the last 5 days and within 48 hours from one another (and with a stamped piece of paper certifying the results, no less!) or it's a lovely weekend away in quarantine monitored by the supremely friendly Rendőrség...

Edit: from IATA:

UK arrivals are allowed but it's either medical screening and quarantine or double negatives.

I believe there was a thread a while ago where BA cabin crew confirmed that it is not against any rules and passengers can bring/consume their own alcohol? Things may have changed due to Covid-19 and passengers having to wear masks onboard of course.

I think the website of the US Embassy in Budapest explains the current entry restrictions rather more clearly than IATA does:The UK and US are "yellow" countries.

As far as I'm aware BA discourages it, but you can.

The regulation that matters I think it's that's it's illegal to be intoxicated on board, so could get confiscated.

Have a good trip OP.!

I remember that thread, and I'm pretty sure it was CIHY

It is BA policy that customers CAN consume their own alcohol onboard. Subject of course to not becoming disorderly as a result and following any instructions given by the crew.

After all, why would they provide cans of beer in the lounge if you can't drink them on board?

😉


(In the "old normal" of course)

Well that was a rather hectic couple of hours.

Massive thanks to those who pointed out the quarantine on arrival. Deciding who can go where with no quarantine is much harder than I thought!

Trip to Budapest cancelled by BA holidays when we pointed out the quarantine on arrival.

Rebooked to Sofia as for some reason I thought Bulgaria was fine.

Then noticed the foreign office advice against travel there.

Cancelled because of that (otherwise we would have lost the £300) and rebooked to Madrid.

So here goes nothing. Who knows where we will end up.

Glad you’ve managed to rescue something, fingers crossed for MAD!

A salutary lesson for everyone travelling in these times, check, check and then check again.

Just incase you find yourself on a IB operated codeshare to/from Madrid, their policy (as I found out the hard way and with true Iberia flair and hospitality) is that you cannot bring your own alcohol on board one of their aircraft for consumption during the flight. Expect the full passenger shaming experience if you do and get caught.

If you’re worried about consuming your own alcohol on board any flight, just disguise it in a aluminium water flask or any kind of bottle. Myself and the other half sometimes take a few miniatures onboard with us and add them to a coffee or a soft drink. As for people questioning your ability to go without for a few hours, ignore them. You’re on holiday, enjoy it!

I can’t help but picture someone with a clear water bottle Full of a dark liquor...

Anyway as above, I’m almost certain 30% of drinkers likely take some form of beverage up in the air, especially when no lounge access. I’m also fairly certain that those drinkers who do happen to have lounge access likely step on board with more alcohol in their system than the miniatures could add up to.

I can confirm that on most of my red-eyes my routine involves 6+ drinks and 4+ champagnes.

In the event you get caught however, I’d just say that it’s for your nerves of flying and you’ll likely get some extra attention too.

BA staff are not shy about plying you with alcohol, in any class. They know what we want and it means they don’t get called so often. Everybody wins.

That's interesting. A couple of time I took some of the little bottles of sherry out of the T4S lounge and enjoyed them with some almonds on the A340 back to LHR. Never had any problems. Alas when they updated the lounge they got rid of the little bottles. And before this blows up I am not a serial lounge pilferer!