I'm amazed anyone still buys duty free booze.......... unless you're headed to Norway
Actually Frankfurt does a very good 30% off deal which changes every month. Sometimes these are real bargains - even for within-Europe travel.
But guess what? Last month my FRA-EDI flight got cancelled and, being the last flight of the day, I got shipped off to a hotel (after several hours standing in a queue). My bottle of premium brand gin bought in the airport shop, properly sealed and receipted less the 24h previously was not allowed through security the following morning.
So
ExxB your idea that ...
If the origin and connection airports are in the EU the Duty Free Shop should put the 'bottle' in a special plastic bag with the receipt in plain view. Provided it was purchased within 24hrs or so and is unopened, etc. Security at the connecting airport should accept it without comment.
...did not pan out on this occasion.
And that's the same frigin' airport !!!!
