Singapore Airlines

Flying Heathrow - Singapore - Bali.

Does anyone know what bottles of duty free are sold, and roughly how much?

Will I be able to buy them on the flight into Singapore, or will they be taken off me at Singapore airport when we reboard? Should I wait until the Singapore to Bali leg to buy items?

Any other hints / tips regarding the flight? We are on the A380 for the long leg.

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There is another series of posts on the carry on booze issue just today.

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Hi Mobor One

I am unable to help you coming from the UK-Singapore-

Bali but we have flown Singapore Airlines from Adelaide (Oz) to Bali and have never had our duty free alcohol taken from us.(we had a 1 1/2hour wait in Changi before re boarding to Bali)We were concerned in 2007 when the new liquid laws came into effect,and hubby has just informed me we bought our Duty Free Alcohol at the Duty Free store once we had cleared screening and customs and were in the departure waiting area.(We have another Duty Free store in this area)

I%26#39;d contact your Duty Free outlet at Heathrow, they should be aware of the rules, or Customs and even Singapore Airlines, just to be sure. Flight staff have always been great on Singapore flights from Adelaide and return.

We prefer the last seats(if you are a couple)(two seats on their own)then you don%26#39;t have any one else to climb over.

Cheers

Burns

The reply I got from Singapore Airways was:

Kindly note that if you purchase any alcohol or tobacco from the duty-free shops at London Heathrow Airport, the items will be confiscated at Singapore, during the security checks.

If you stay within the terminal, you won%26#39;t have to go through any security checks and your duty free won%26#39;t be confiscated. If you go outside the terminal, you need to pack the alcohol in your checked luggage.

When you are coming from another airport out of the country you have to pass through another check control and they will confiscated all your alcohol. It is the same in Bangkok coming from LHR or in Singapur. Just buy all your alcohol in Singapur after passing your security check point.

At Singapore we need to get from one terminal to another, and as both flights are with the same airline, we won%26#39;t see our baggage between Heathrow and Bali.

Hi,

Noodles is away on holiday at the moment but he often flies from UK with SIA to Bali so will be able to answer any questions you have. Maybe if you PM him at the end of Feb, he is a big SIA fan!... Happynoodleboy

I haven%26#39;t flown with SIA but i would imagine if you buy your duty free at Singapore before you board the plane to Bali you%26#39;ll be ok. I have done this in Dubai with Emirates %26amp; in Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific.

Ursie

The security checks they are talking about happen at the boarding gate with Singapore Airlines. We carried duty free bought in Brisbane to Changi then went onto Bali, with the duty free still in our carry on.

Thanks Ursie57. Have sent noodles a message. Thought I%26#39;d better do it now, otherwise I won%26#39;t remember.

Hi Mobor One

We have just returned from Bali via Singapore with SIA to London on the A380, our outbound leg we bought a litre each of spirits at LHR, the sales

person on the till bagged our dutyfree in a security

sealed bag to enable us passage thru the security at the gate in singapore, if the seal was broken on the bag they would confiscate it, dependant on lay over time i would recomend waiting until you arrive at singapore, more choice, nicer people, and cheaper.

Again if you have time use the transit hotel facility in terminal 1, the swimming pool is great, and if you smoke, you can at the bar next to the pool whilst enjoying a cold beer.

Any further info feel free to PM me

Graham B