T5 - bring on board food and wine?
Jul 17, 2020, 9:16 am
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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
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
Jul 17, 2020, 9:29 am
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Great info on the Using T5 thread ... COVID-19 and BA: Using Heathrow T5
Recent pointers
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32531289-post126.html
Recent pointers
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32531289-post126.html
Jul 17, 2020, 9:53 am
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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:
1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Hungary, and their family members;
- passengers arriving from Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (People’s Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Fed., San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, United Kingdom or Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers with a permanent residence permit issued by Hungary, and their family members;
- passengers with a signed and stamped letter issued by the Deputy-Chief Officer of the National Police.
2. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine for 14 days.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Hungary, and their family members;
- passengers arriving from Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland or Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers with 2 separate medical certificates with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 5 days before arrival.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Hungary, and their family members;
- passengers arriving from Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (People’s Rep.), Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Fed., San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, United Kingdom or Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers with a permanent residence permit issued by Hungary, and their family members;
- passengers with a signed and stamped letter issued by the Deputy-Chief Officer of the National Police.
2. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine for 14 days.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Hungary, and their family members;
- passengers arriving from Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Korea (Rep.), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland or Vatican City (Holy See);
- passengers with 2 separate medical certificates with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR test result issued at most 5 days before arrival.
Jul 17, 2020, 10:09 am
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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.
Jul 17, 2020, 10:12 am
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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.
[A traveller] coming from a “yellow” or “red” country will be subjected to health checks at the border and must be quarantined for 14 days. An exception to this is if they can credibly show two negative coronavirus tests 48 hours apart in the previous 5 days. A Hungarian citizen coming from a “yellow” country may be released from quarantine after the first negative coronavirus test.
Jul 17, 2020, 10:17 am
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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.!
Jul 17, 2020, 10:17 am
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I remember that thread, and I'm pretty sure it was CIHY
Jul 17, 2020, 1:49 pm
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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.
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.
Jul 17, 2020, 1:57 pm
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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.
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.
A salutary lesson for everyone travelling in these times, check, check and then check again.
Jul 17, 2020, 4:57 pm
#12
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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.
Jul 17, 2020, 5:17 pm
#13
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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!
Jul 18, 2020, 3:57 am
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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!
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.
Jul 18, 2020, 4:03 am
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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.