Flying Via Europe? Duty-Free Don'ts
Photo: munich-airport.de
By Wendy Perrin
Say you're flying home from Kenya via Amsterdam. Or from Moscow via Paris. Or from Singapore via Frankfurt. Starting Monday, any duty-free liquor, perfumes, or other liquids, pastes, or gels that you bought at the originating airport will be confiscated if they are larger than 100 ml.
Click here to read more about this new European Union rule, which applies to passengers on flights from non-E.U. airports who are transiting through an E.U. airport. Any liquids, pastes, or gels in containers over 100 ml. will be confiscated not only if they were bought at the point of departure but also if they were bought on the plane en route to the E.U. airport (IF the plane belongs to a non-E.U. airline).
So wait till you get to a duty-free store beyond check-in at the E.U. transit airport to buy any liquids.
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We are cruising to Lima, Peru and Quito, Ecuador in April and would like to arrange for a private car and English-speaking guide. Can you suggest who we can contact?
Thank you!
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Posted by: elra2 | November 05, 2006 at 10:59 AM
We are cruising to Lima, Peru and Quito, Ecuador in April and would like to arrange for a private car and English-speaking guide. Can you suggest who we can contact?
Thank you!
elra2@aol.com
Posted by: elra2 | November 05, 2006 at 10:59 AM
I'm planning a trip to Johannesburg, South Africa next June or July. Is it safe? What precautions should I take, other than those for any major city? Thank you.
Posted by: mogul | November 05, 2006 at 02:21 PM