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Qantas – business as usual at Manila
Qantas is following a decade-old government policy on restricting duty-free liquids allowed on its flights bound for Australia.
July 23, 2017
Qantas says it follows government advice on security for its international flights, including restricting alcohol, perfumes and other liquids bought at airport duty-free shops in line with Australian government policy.
An airline spokesman would not comment on a News Corp report on Sunday that said the airline had gone further, and banned liquids bought at airport duty-free shops in the Philippines capital and was doing its own bag searches over concerns Islamic State militants may carry out an airborne terror attack.
“For obvious reasons we don’t comment on security matters other than to say we work closely with government agencies and the intelligence community to make sure we have the right security measures in all the destinations we fly to,” an airline spokesman said.
“The safety of our passengers and our crew is always paramount.”
The Australian government has for the past decade limited all inbound customers to a 100ml limit for each container, which must fit into a clear one-litre bag, which Qantas enforces at all ports.