Duty free alcohol confiscated.

shandyclover

19 yo DD went to visit some friends in Germany, flying out of Stansted. She checked in and all was hunky dory, then she bought a bottle of Irish Whiskey as a present for her hosts. Before she boarded the plane it was confiscated because they said it had to fit into her handbag, even though it was in the Duty Free carrier and obvious that she'd only just bought it at the Dury Free. One would think they would be warned in the Duty Free shop if this is new policy. Expensive mistake for a student. Anyone else had this happen to them?

TeaCake

Flying with Ryan Air? I had a friend moaning about this last week with a similar problem.

joerugby

That's odd. There is no duty free allowance when travelling to other EU member states

Dicky2K

I know you're not allowed to drink duty free's on planes, maybe they confiscated it on that basis?

Alter_ego

Tell her to demand it is returned when she comes back to Stanstead.

ferf1223

if Ryanair afraid it is in their T&Cs.

Strictly one item of cabin baggage per passenger (excluding infants) weighing up to 10kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm is permitted. (handbag, briefcase, laptop, shop purchases, camera etc.) must be carried in your 1 permitted piece of cabin baggage.

Not really the shop's responsibility to tell the passenger what their allowance is I'm afraid

shandyclover

Yes, she was travelling Ryan Air, maybe that was the problem.

I know nothing about Duty Free allowance, she just wanted to bring a gift and they said they liked Irish whiskey so she thought the airport would be the best place to buy. Just seems a bit barmy to me to even have the shop right there if you can't carry it on the plane.

k3lvc

shandyclover wrote: »

19 yo DD went to visit some friends in Germany, flying out of Stansted. She checked in and all was hunky dory, then she bought a bottle of Irish Whiskey as a present for her hosts. Before she boarded the plane it was confiscated because they said it had to fit into her handbag, even though it was in the Duty Free carrier and obvious that she'd only just bought it at the Dury Free. One would think they would be warned in the Duty Free shop if this is new policy. Expensive mistake for a student. Anyone else had this happen to them?

It won't have been confiscated - she would have been given the option to check it (or her other bag) in at a significant cost or to leave items behind until her baggage complied with the T&C's she signed up for when buying the ticket. If she only had a handbag and was only travelling to Germany (i.e. no transit flight) she should have put her handbag inside the shopping bag (or if sealed obtained a second carrier bag and put it all inside there).

ferf1223

shandyclover wrote: »

Just seems a bit barmy to me to even have the shop right there if you can't carry it on the plane.

You can carry it on the plane - if it fits within your hand luggage...or if you are flying with an airline that allows for more than the one bag.

McKneff

She should have bought it in the Airport at the other end. Gift problem solved.

Gillyx

Nearly all airlines operate a strict one item of hand baggage policy, so anything you buy in the airport must fit into that bag.