Travelling on domestic flight with duty free liquor

[parsonstrish]

I arrived qf2 6/11 into Sydney. I purchased 1L of rum as gift for a friend duty free section. I’m Travelling again QF syd-Bne, then Bne-Tsv 8/11.
My ? Is will I get the bottle through domestic security in bag I take onto plane or do I need to put it in my suitcase? I’ve seen checked bags leading liquid on carousels. I hope luggage isn’t the answer. I’m staying at Rydges airport, there doesn’t appear shops n international arrivals which sells bubble wrap. TIA

 

[serfty]

It should not be a problem as long as you keep to carry in limits.

I did this Tuesday with 2 litres of gin connecting through SYD between AKL & MEL.

Some times you get a comment/jokes from the Domestic xray staff.

 

[drron]

And I often have a bottle or 2 of wine in my carry on when flying to work.

 

[kookaburra75]

It should not be a problem as long as you keep to carry in limits.
Some times you get a comment/jokes from the Domestic xray staff.

Same here. Sometimes I've kept the bottles in the Duty Free carry bag to make it easy. There's no limit on liquids on domestic flights in Australia, just weight.

 

[parsonstrish]

Thanks all, I’ve got the duty free bag

 

[Spongbob]

I have had no dramas with this in the past. Like drron, often my hand luggage is bottles of booze.

 

[Max Samuels]

It is funny how the liquids and gels insanity that is the US has trickled down into our brains too.....
There is no rule or limit to what liquids we can take on to domestic aircraft - just your overall weight restriction. The reason we do it for international flights is to placate the US who (rightly so, perhaps) are really paranoid about this stuff.

Of course, the irony being that if liquids or gels pose some kind of real threat, that an A330 operating a domestic sector (and therefore carrying passengers who would be carrying liquids), is somehow more "dangerous" than an identical aircraft that is flying overseas. Both depart from Sydney. Both fly over the same buildings. One takes off, turns left and heads for Perth.... one takes off, turns right, and heads for Auckland. At what point of the AKL-bound journey would the scary liquids and gels suddenly come to life and pose a threat to the plane? Hence the banishment? And with regard to the PER-bound flight.... what is it about flying over Australia that keeps the liquids and gels in the carry-on luggage of passengers safe? Is there some kind of ancient magic in the air? Or is it because the toilets on this continent flush the other way? Or is it because there is a larger hole in the ozone layer? I am seriously keen to know the actual scientific answer, because on the surface, the whole banning of LAGs on certain routes, operated by the same aircraft, just seems pointless and dumb......

 

[Max Samuels]

... I’ve seen checked bags leading liquid on carousels.

Me too. However, packed correctly, it is pretty easy to reduce the chance of that to zero. It's all about padding and wrapping and ensuring the booze is placed at the very centre of the bag. I have heard claims from people that bottles have exploded from the pressure, but that doesn't make a lot of sense to me because the cargo hold is also pressurised, which means that bottles would be exploding in the cabin too. Having said that, I HAVE seen distended cans of soft drink on board - but they didn't explode - just look weird!

 

[Denali]

Me too. However, packed correctly, it is pretty easy to reduce the chance of that to zero. It's all about padding and wrapping and ensuring the booze is placed at the very centre of the bag. I have heard claims from people that bottles have exploded from the pressure, but that doesn't make a lot of sense to me because the cargo hold is also pressurised, which means that bottles would be exploding in the cabin too. Having said that, I HAVE seen distended cans of soft drink on board - but they didn't explode - just look weird!

About 5yrs ago we did the Kentucky Bourban Trail and bought bubble wrap and small plastic storage boxes at Walmart. Every bottle got home in checked luggage safely.

 

[kookaburra75]

Me too. However, packed correctly, it is pretty easy to reduce the chance of that to zero. It's all about padding and wrapping and ensuring the booze is placed at the very centre of the bag. I have heard claims from people that bottles have exploded from the pressure, but that doesn't make a lot of sense to me because the cargo hold is also pressurised, which means that bottles would be exploding in the cabin too. Having said that, I HAVE seen distended cans of soft drink on board - but they didn't explode - just look weird!

About 5yrs ago we did the Kentucky Bourban Trail and bought bubble wrap and small plastic storage boxes at Walmart. Every bottle got home in checked luggage safely.

On my work trips to the UK I normally pack four bottles of wine (3l limit), using cut down Australia Post mailing tubes with a wrap of bubble wrap. Never lost a bottle yet, including sparking reds. I can then use those tubes for buying cheaper spirits etc from Tesco over there, and put them into the checked luggage for the trip home.
Within Australia, I have found the padded section in my backpack, intended for laptops, makes a good storage spot for bottles of wine. The trick though, is to make a backpack with 4-6 bottle of wine it, look as light as a feather when you're checking in.

 

[Buzzard]

A few weeks ago I put 2 x 1.25L in my backpack carry on. Simple.

 

[Forg]

It is funny how the liquids and gels insanity that is the US has trickled down into our brains too.....
There is no rule or limit to what liquids we can take on to domestic aircraft

And yet ... in Hong Kong airport, they do the aerobridge check on liquids-bottle sizes specifically for flights going to Australia.

Baah, ignore me, I’m just grumpy at Gerry Harvey for his stupid GST laws on overseas sellers meaning i can no longer get parts for my old car.

 

[opusman]

No liquid restrictions (other than dangerous chemicals) on domestic flights.

 

[dajop]

And yet ... in Hong Kong airport, they do the aerobridge check on liquids-bottle sizes specifically for flights going to Australia.

And at Changi, they only let you pre-order DF that is delivered to the gate for flights going to Australia, and can't bring DF bought elsewhere in tamper evident bags. Meantime, you don't have to do this if you are flying to AKL, even though your flight path is likely to follow that of a SYD bound aircraft to the point where the SYD bound plane begins descending.

 

[serfty]

And yet ... in Hong Kong airport, they do the aerobridge check on liquids-bottle sizes specifically for flights going to Australia....

Certainly they used to do this out of HKG but not for the last year or so

 

[Max Samuels]

And yet ... in Hong Kong airport, they do the aerobridge check on liquids-bottle sizes specifically for flights going to Australia.

Baah, ignore me, I’m just grumpy at Gerry Harvey for his stupid GST laws on overseas sellers meaning i can no longer get parts for my old car.

Yeah - that is really weird. I heard it was a to force people to buy duty free in Australia on arrivals....
Strange that only from HK and only flights to Oz.....

What a bunch of psychos we let run the world!

 

[N860CR]

To be pedantic.... there is a limit for spirits of a certain alcohol content (don’t test me.... 25-60% maybe) of 5L. Unlikely you’d ever need to carry more than that.

 

[maia200]

Australia domestic fine as long as you are within the limits especially for carry on.

 

[henrus]

Australia domestic fine as long as you are within the limits especially for carry on.

Whilst the OP does say only 1L (and is fine) it's worth pointing out that both Qantas and Virgin actually have their own alcohol limits set out in their dangerous goods policy which if you get caught out they might not let you on board.

On Qantas (and Jetstar) anything over 70% is banned, 24-70% is limited to 5L per person and no limit for stuff under 24%.

Virgin (and Tiger) is a bit stricter with anything over 70% banned and anything under 70% limited to 5L per person (so technically checking in a case of beer is prohibited).

This limit applies to both checked and carry on luggage on both airlines.

 

[Dr Ralph]

There is no rule or limit to what liquids we can take on to domestic aircraft - just your overall weight restriction.

No liquid restrictions (other than dangerous chemicals) on domestic flights.

There's no limit on liquids on domestic flights in Australia, just weight.

You should indicate this to the staff at ADL. Earlier this year I tired to bring home a 6 lt bottle of wine. They indicated that this was greater than the liquid allowed as carry on. When challenged they could produce no evidence for this figure but they weren't going to budge. It's all well and good to say that there's no limit on liquid, but there are serious consequences if this isn't actually being followed.