Duty Free flying Boston to LHR then to GLA

ronnie_2

Flying out of boston with american airlines, once i am in lhr i will be flying onto Glasgow

My question is, I want to take advantage of duty free in Boston but i fear i wont be allowed to take bottles onto the plane from lhr to glasgow

Am I right or because they know ive came off a plane with them will they allow me to continue with my duty free

hope that makes kinda sense!!

trets77

i,m not sure i understand your question.

if your buying duty free from the plane back from Boston then it's nothing to do with the airline flying you to Glasgow from London . you could be taking duty goods on board for all they know. you might have to put it in your checked baggage at Heathrow if your re entering security due the liquids thing but thats all i suspect.

dzug

From memory, getting duty free at Boston is not that easy. You need to get it BEFORE going through security, there are no (suitable) shops airside. I assume it's delivered to the plane - we found out too late to get any.

This was a few years back so things may have changed.

It's the liquids rule at Heathrow that is the bother: (from BAA website)

What about liquids if I am connecting from outside of the EU?
If you are arriving from outside of the EU all liquids must be in individual containers not greater than 100ml capacity. They must be placed in one transparent re-sealable transparent bag, no larger than 20cm x 20cm (8" x 8") in size, and fit comfortably inside the bag so it can be fastened closed.

Based on that I'd say you can't take it on the plane to Glasgow unless you can get into your checked baggage.

Greta

After security in US airports isn't like UK, and there's no choice. Few magazines, etc. You might be able to get the duty free on the plane, e.g. if you travel Virgin Atlantic, and you can pre-order this.

Transfer from LHR to Glasgow, won't you already be *inside* security (for liquid purposes), thus a non issue, and just doing a flight transfer? Immigration - no problem, as you brought the goods outside the UK etc, and your tickets will reflect this. You should clear customs at LHR anyway, and Glasgow will just be a bog standard domestic flight / no-one will care?

ronnie_2

Greta wrote: »

Transfer from LHR to Glasgow, won't you already be *inside* security (for liquid purposes), thus a non issue, and just doing a flight transfer?

this is what i am wondering, dont fancy having to ditch a few bottles at say so of baa

Mark7799

Don't know if this helps or not but on our return from holiday (Sharm el Sheikh) all our duty frees were given to us in sealed carrier bags and we were told to keep them sealed until we got out of the airport in Gatwick.

alanrowell

Connecting flights
If you are transferring to another flight before you reach your final destination, particularly within the EU, store staff may need to place your purchases in a special sealed bag. However if you are transferring within the USA or Canada you will need to place your purchases over 100ml in your hold baggage, which all passengers have to pick up before transferring to their next flight.

Heathrow Airport website

So unless it's bought at an EU airport or on an EU airline all liquids greater than 100ml will be confiscated when you try to go through UK security

Greta

Alan has a point there, as you'd need to clear customs / passport control when you get into the UK. For customs, you'd need your bags with you. For a domestic flight arriving at Glasgow, there would not be facilities to do it, since it would be viewed you'd just got off an internal flight?

Although I've flown to BOS many times (enjoy MA btw) and even changed in other countries, however I've never taken a connecting flight once I've landed at LHR. Always do onward travel by trains.

Another thing I thought about earlier re security, I assume you're landing at T3 at LHR. Which terminal is your connecting flight to GLA?

luci

We rarely buy duty free alcohol, but did in Las Vegas last November just after the liquid rules came in. Thought we'd be OK with it being bought in a secure area, but not so. Our bottle of vodka was confiscated at Manchester security even though we were still in transit for our flight to Aberdeen.

ronnie_2

Greta wrote: »

Another thing I thought about earlier re security, I assume you're landing at T3 at LHR. Which terminal is your connecting flight to GLA?

I think theres a internal walkway connecting to t1, so your not leaving the secure area.

luci wrote: »

We rarely buy duty free alcohol, but did in Las Vegas last November just after the liquid rules came in. Thought we'd be OK with it being bought in a secure area, but not so. Our bottle of vodka was confiscated at Manchester security even though we were still in transit for our flight to Aberdeen.

I am hoping that was because BAA didnt know what they were doing then.

alanrowell

Greta it's nothing to do with passport control, customs or collecting luggage - it's all about passing through UK security where 100ml liquid rules apply EXCEPT for liquids bought post EU security or on EU airlines and which remain sealed. It's basically to stop EU airports / airlines whinging

If OP wants to bring stuff from US Duty Free then they'll have to ensure that their luggage is checked to Heathrow, then collect it, put their duty free in the bags and recheck it for the flight to Glasgow - which will easily add an hour to the time they need to transit Heathrow

However from my experience it's a waste of time buying Duty Free in the US as street prices are often as good