Air Travel Questions

[Villavic]

Are we still able to buy liquor or parfums at duty frees? Do they give the stuff at the airplane door or something like that? Cause buying liquid stuff just to be confiscated by TSA people would be unfair. I'm sure they have already thought about it but don't know how they are managing this issue.

[Chilly Willy]

Depends on which airport. Some of them have made arrangements for loading your stuff on the plane and they'll give it to you when you get to your destination.

I know Charlotte and Phoenix have this, but Boston doesn't (yet - everyone will probably get it eventually. There's no way they'll put the stores out of business.).

It's just a short-term issue anyway, they'll lift the ban before too long.

[diamondsnake]

Here is what bothers me. I flew out of Boston last week and we were allowed to buy bottled water, but then we couldn't bring it on the plane. Why? Obviously, they just sold me the bottled water, so what could possibly be wrong with it?

Another thing that bothered was that they didn't pass out drinks for well over an hour on the flight home. I think they should have passed out bottled water so no one got overheated. Those planes can get stuffy and passing out bottled water before take-off would not take anytime at all.

Obviously safety comes first, but some of these rules are ridiculous. I think the airlines need to remember that we are actual customers and they should treat us like paying customers, not suspects. If they make us dump our bottled water at the door, then there should be fresh bottled water waiting for us in the plane...

Just my two cents.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

Here is what bothers me. I flew out of Boston last week and we were allowed to buy bottled water, but then we couldn't bring it on the plane. Why? Obviously, they just sold me the bottled water, so what could possibly be wrong with it?

What's to stop you from tampering the water from the time they sell it to you to the time you board the plane? Things slip through - it's a safety precaution. It may seem ridiculous to you and the rest of the traveling world - but that's just the world we live in now - those pesky terrorists are always thinking of something new.

I, for one, HATED when we had to start taking shoes off at the airport -now it's just common - this liquid/gels thing will probably be the same way

[skcin]

I don't mind the extra security at all. No big deal, it's just a minor inconvenience. I'd rather they be overly cautious than my plane blow up.

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Ryan, you don't have to wait for the attendants, just go to the serving area yourself and get water. That is what I tend to do since they never give you enough water.

HEY! Does Ken know you're just helping yourself to the water?!?!