Why were water bottles confiscated in a boarding gate jetway in Hong Kong?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 27 Jul, 2023
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Similar thing happened to me on numerous occasions flying from Johannesburg to Sydney in Australia on Qantas. All liquids were confiscated just prior to boarding. This has been going on for quite a number of years now – my earliest experience was in 2012. I definitely believe it is an additional requirement by the Australian Authorities.
Flying Hong Kong to Brisbane 23 June 2016 – same scenario, same temporary set up in jetway, but on a QANTAS flight. Very upset travellers, many of whom insisted on uncapping their bottles and then handing them to the staff at the table. Unhappy as we have never had this happen anywhere in the world. We dispose of or drink before going through security. If the uncapped bottles are handed in, they can then be used to restock shops 🙁
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Update: Since 2017 we have not encountered the gate check, although in that time our only flights to the US have been from Shanghai/Pudong. (PVG)
The TSA is insane. They require gate checks for liquids on US-bound flights. I’ve encountered the same nonsense at the gate on every flight from Shanghai since they put the rule in place.
Of course, without an x-ray it’s not very effective.
Here’s a link from Cathay Pacific confirming this requirement to flights to the U.S. from Hong Kong.
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