Duty free ...
Feb 12, 2007, 8:01 am
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Duty free ...
Travelling from LHR to ATL via IAD will my liquid duty free be a problem, when I get to IAD?
Whats the procedure for carrying liquid duty free from abroad (LHR) on an internal US flight?
Whats the procedure for carrying liquid duty free from abroad (LHR) on an internal US flight?
Feb 12, 2007, 8:48 am
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Feb 12, 2007, 9:25 am
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Actually, the policy is not United specific.... it is dictated by the federal government.
You will not be able to carry your duty free unless it is less than 3 oz. and fits into a one quart baggie. No exceptions to that rule. Really a pain if you do not check luggage... but those are the rules.
William
You will not be able to carry your duty free unless it is less than 3 oz. and fits into a one quart baggie. No exceptions to that rule. Really a pain if you do not check luggage... but those are the rules.
William
Feb 12, 2007, 9:27 am
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I learned that the hard way last year when I was at FRA and coming back through ORD-SFO. They told me that I'd have to check it at ORD and since I was on an MR, not possible. Would have made for a fun stay at the RCC though.
Feb 12, 2007, 9:51 am
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Yeah..I just did LHR-IAD and they make it very clear that booze doesn't transit in carry-on, even if it was in a sealed duty-free bag. It's even sadder as the purser on that flight offered me a nearly full bottle of Champagne if I was ending my travel at IAD; alas, no, as I was headed home to BOS.
Timothy
My FI flight KEF-BOS was filled with Reyka vodka, though. Mmm. Lava.
Timothy
My FI flight KEF-BOS was filled with Reyka vodka, though. Mmm. Lava.
Feb 12, 2007, 11:11 am
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Timothy
Feb 12, 2007, 11:28 am
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I am going to move this to the Travel Safety/Security Forum since this subject is not just UA-specific and is discussed there periodically.
Thanks for your understanding.
iluv2fly
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Thanks for your understanding.
iluv2fly
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Feb 12, 2007, 11:33 am
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Feb 12, 2007, 5:41 pm
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IAD, that should be true. At other airports (like ATL or CVG) where you transit back through the secure area just to leave the airport, you won't be able to carry a large bottle outside of Customs.