Comments on: Miami Airport’s Alcohol Problem http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2007/03/21/miami-airports-alcohol-problem/ Airline News and Commentary Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:12:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: gothamjoe http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2007/03/21/miami-airports-alcohol-problem/#comment-5564 gothamjoe Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:38:35 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2007/03/21/miami-airports-alcohol-problem/#comment-5564 I just flew back to the US from St. Martin via Puerto Rico and the flight attendant came on before we landed in San Juan to remind everyone that if they'd bought duty free alcohol in St. Martin they had to put it in their checked luggage when they picked their bags up to clear customs, or it would be confiscated. Better to get that warning late than never, I guess, but still. Annoying to think you're free and clear to carry a bottle of rum on board, then discover that you're not. I just flew back to the US from St. Martin via Puerto Rico and the flight attendant came on before we landed in San Juan to remind everyone that if they’d bought duty free alcohol in St. Martin they had to put it in their checked luggage when they picked their bags up to clear customs, or it would be confiscated.

Better to get that warning late than never, I guess, but still. Annoying to think you’re free and clear to carry a bottle of rum on board, then discover that you’re not.

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