Am I allowed to bring an unopened wine bottle in my carry-on luggage onto an airplane?
I am aware that many airports have duty-free shops which sell liquor. Obviously, if you are allowed to buy liquor at an airport duty-free shop, you should be able to carry the liquor on the airplane to your intended destination.
However, can I buy a 750 ml wine bottle not from the airport duty-free shop, but say from the supermarket, and bring it on board an airplane in my carry-on luggage? Or do I have to check-in my wine bottle?
Best Answer
No. You cannot. There is strict control over liquids and you can only pass security with 100ml bottles. Since carry-on must pass through security, you cannot have a 750ml bottle with you.
When you buy Duty-Free at the airport or even non duty-free, you buy them past security and they are items the airport considers secure.
There is a subtlety which may even make the airport refuse to sell it to you. When you buy from duty-free you show your passport and boarding pass, if they know that based on your itinerary you will have to make it through security again, many shops will refuse to sell you large bottles. This happened to me several times. Last time when travelling from Taipei to Quito via San Francisco, the duty-free in Taipei did not let me buy liquids since I would have to clear security in San Francisco. Now, I have also seen some airports allow sealed duty-free items bypass security when changing terminals that also require a security check. This varies by airport and terminal.
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Can I bring an unopened bottle on a plane?
Per the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), travelers can bring alcohol \u2014 liquor or otherwise \u2014 as long as the bottles are unopened and placed in a sealed bag. While alcohol can't exceed 70 percent (140 proof) in checked luggage, the TSA doesn't state a proof-limit for carry-on booze.Can you put a wine bottle in a checked bag?
Checked Bags: YesAlcoholic beverages with more than 24% but not more than 70% alcohol are limited in checked bags to 5 liters (1.3 gallons) per passenger and must be in unopened retail packaging. Alcoholic beverages with 24% alcohol or less are not subject to limitations in checked bags.10 Things to NEVER Pack in a Checked Bag (checked baggage packing rules \u0026 tips 2022)
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