Suvarnabhumi Duty Free experience
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JimboPSM
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Suvarnabhumi Duty Free experience
On Tuesday night I was leaving BKK for the UK and found that individual Power Duty Free would not sell Whisky or any other bottled drink to me as I was on a Thai Airways flight for the UK; they claimed that Thai were not allowing any liquids on their UK flights
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beer monkey
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from hey you ,u.k. thai air staff could have done you a favour. if you flew from heathrow to i.of m then it is quite likely that your duty free would have been confiscated at the gate. last december I flew klm manchester- schipol- bangkok,the bottle of water I carried off the man- schip flight was not alowed on the bangkok flight. Ihave read that passengers arriving from the USA have had duty free confiscated as they boarded their next flight. All this confusion is as a result of the major security scare in the U.K. airports last year.
Airport security laws harming duty-free industry: expert
May 3, 2007 - 4:09PM
A lack of international cooperation on new airport security measures is threatening Australia's duty-free shopping industry, a tourism body has warned.
Tourism Transport Forum Australia national aviation manager Mark Dimech said some Australians transiting through other countries had had duty-free items such as bottles of alcohol or perfume confiscated by airport security.
"If people are worried about getting their purchases back home, they may be discouraged from spending on duty-free products," he said.
"This could put a serious dent in our successful duty-free industry, while also having a negative effect on the visitor experience for international tourists."
Under Australian law, duty-free items are exempt from the new security measures, which restrict passengers from taking liquids, aerosols and gels measuring more than 100ml in their carry-on luggage.
However, some countries prevent duty-free items being taken through transit stops.
Mr Dimech called on the Australian government to work with other countries to standardise duty-free laws.
May 3, 2007 - 4:09PM
A lack of international cooperation on new airport security measures is threatening Australia's duty-free shopping industry, a tourism body has warned.
Tourism Transport Forum Australia national aviation manager Mark Dimech said some Australians transiting through other countries had had duty-free items such as bottles of alcohol or perfume confiscated by airport security.
"If people are worried about getting their purchases back home, they may be discouraged from spending on duty-free products," he said.
"This could put a serious dent in our successful duty-free industry, while also having a negative effect on the visitor experience for international tourists."
Under Australian law, duty-free items are exempt from the new security measures, which restrict passengers from taking liquids, aerosols and gels measuring more than 100ml in their carry-on luggage.
However, some countries prevent duty-free items being taken through transit stops.
Mr Dimech called on the Australian government to work with other countries to standardise duty-free laws.
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