Royal Brunei $502 Return Flights Mel to BKK within Certain Dates

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  jv on 05/11/2013 - 00:18

  Royal Brunei serves no alcohol

  There's the catch…

  Can you BYO ?

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    chris449 on 05/11/2013 - 08:01

    Not sure there's a rule against BYO on the plane, apart from the liquids rule.

    Don't bother bringing alcohol back from BKK if you're flying with Royal Brunei. I tried when transiting from SIN; my bottle had the Changi sealed bag and they still didn't want to hear anything of it. Such a shame that they won't even drink the confiscated liquor.

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      quickling on 05/11/2013 - 10:20

      You can't byo alcohol onto planes to drink secretly.

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  JoyVee on 05/11/2013 - 00:24

  Made an error, I believe that Royal Brunei will serve any alcohol you bring on board yourself. The amount has to be limited by amount you are allowed to bring on board with you. Last time I flew Thai airlines from BKK they made you discard water bottles prior to entering the departure lounge. Depends on international rules and airline policy.

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    voteoften on 05/11/2013 - 00:36

    So is that duty free alcohol?

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      jason07 on 05/11/2013 - 01:33

      From their site:

      "Alcohol-free environment policy Royal Brunei Airlines operates alcohol-free flights to all destinations.'

      Doesn't sound promising…

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  xyron on 05/11/2013 - 02:02

  just booked return flights to phuket from adelaide with airasia for $550…including food. this doesnt seem like a huge bargain to me, especially since flights out of melbourne should be cheaper.

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  chris449 on 05/11/2013 - 08:16

  Beware of the possibility of long transit times (may be 27 hours!). A few travellers have tried out the 6+ hour overnight transit in the airport and report nothing to do except talk to the cleaner. The airport is tiny and apart from London and Melbourne, most flights are regional so most passengers don't transit here. There's a cafe which has wifi with purchase and a lounge.

  To get alcohol back to Australia from Thailand you'll have to check it or claim your baggage in Brunei as they won't let you back on the plane under the liquids rule. Transit visas aren't hard to get though (small fee in SGD/BND which from memory is awkward to pay if you don't have these currencies), and neither is the alcohol import permit (free).

  The trouble with transiting in Brunei is there's nothing to do. Sure there are things to do, but you can't get to them. Thanks to government wealth and a petrol price of something like AUD0.35/litre everyone owns a car. The dozen or so taxis ferry businessmen between the airport and the major hotels and the bus system is designed seemingly solely to transport American oil workers around.

  On the plus side to all this, cheap fares with Royal Brunei are to encourage tourism; a night's stay in a hotel may be included with your ticket or available for ~AUD50 both when booking through a travel agent (as I could never figure it out on the website).

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  dcnguyen82 on 05/11/2013 - 08:24

  I have flown with Royal Bruinei before and i can assure you that ANY ALCHOHOL going through their airports WILL be consfiscated. I even saw some passengers getting called out on the loud speaker to come and open their bags because they have checked through a high amount of alcohol in the check in bags.

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    jv on 05/11/2013 - 09:54

    Why do they care if you carry alcohol ?

    It's just another hydrocarbon, which they have plenty of…

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    redforever on 05/11/2013 - 14:28

    This is certainly not true. I am from Brunei and return once a year. They don't just confiscate alcohol. Non-muslim are allowed a limited amount of alcohol into the country for their own consumption. The jar time I checked, it is 12 cans of beer and 2 litres of liquor/wine. This is similar to duty free allowances in Australia.

    You must fill in a form and declare it to custom. You basically just show the alcohol along with the completed form to the office and get it signed. This is completely legal. Don't try to sneak it in.

    After rereading the post, it appears you meant transition through the airport. I suppose this fall under checking in flammable liquids in baggage hold.

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  JoyVee on 05/11/2013 - 10:15

  You can also use the Royal Brunei website and be allowed one date change free of charge. Have found that retailers do charge for changes. Also can do a combined daytime economy with 50 min transfer and business class return if you want to grab some sleep before going back to work if use RB office in Melbourne. Usually $500 cheaper than business class both ways.
  Re terminal notice RB have started to use part of their new terminal and there is a map available on their website to download.
  You can walk to market and go on a boat tour if you want to transit.
  There is a small purple -dark blue bus that runs from airport to depot near one of hotels. Found a reference to it on Lonely planet Thorn Tree. Otherwise it is taxi.There are bus stops in town but would need to find a timetable. Have seen them early in morning. RB has to be better than LCC.