Dave Smith wrote:
> Gloria P wrote:
>
>> What a PITA it is trying to get wine home on a plane these days.
>
> You can say that again. We went to Europe this summer and wanted to take
> some local wines to hour hosts. I would have preferred to take it in
> carry one luggage rather than risk putting it in our suitcases. I could
> not get anything at duty free leaving Toronto because we had a layover
> in Amsterdam and would not have been able to take it back on the plane
> there, though I could have picked up some at Schipol. We did buy some
> duty free booze in Tallinn and take it to Sweden with us. On the way
> home we flew from Copenhagen to Schipol, then on to Toronto, and were
> able to get some in Schipol. It is strange. You can buy duty free booze
> and take it on the plane at the airport where you buy it, but you cannot
> take it on board (in carry on) at any other airport.
>


That's because you can't carry it through security lines.

When you buy it at the airport you are already in the "sterile" area,
i.e. inside of security screening.

Response to 9/11 has made prisoners of us all.

gloria p