Duty Free - Arrivals

[MangoKorat]

Purely by chance, despite travelling through Suvarnabhumi since it opened, I have just dsicovered there was a duty free shop aimed at arrivals.  I say 'was' because according to the article I read, the authorities stated it was to close.  That was in July and at that time, the actual closure date wasn't known.  Anybody know if its still open?

 

On the subject of Duty Free shops - anyone passed through Riyadh airport recently.  What's the duty free like there?  I'm told they don't sell alcohol? Rolling tobacco? Just discovered there's no alcohol available on the flight (Saudia) or in the lounge at Riyadh - totally dry country apparently.  This is my first flight with Saudia and it will be my last - I like to have a couple of glasses of wine on the flight, it sends me off to sleep.

[josephbloggs]

2 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Purely by chance, despite travelling through Suvarnabhumi since it opened, I have just dsicovered there was a duty free shop aimed at arrivals.  I say 'was' because according to the article I read, the authorities stated it was to close.  That was in July and at that time, the actual closure date wasn't known.  Anybody know if its still open?

They are all closed. Gone.

 

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On the subject of Duty Free shops - anyone passed through Riyadh airport recently.  What's the duty free like there?  I'm told they don't sell alcohol? Rolling tobacco? Just discovered there's no alcohol available on the flight (Saudia) or in the lounge at Riyadh - totally dry country apparently.  This is my first flight with Saudia and it will be my last - I like to have a couple of glasses of wine on the flight, it sends me off to sleep.

No first hand experience but it is something I looked in to recently. Obviously the country is dry but apparently all flights destined for Saudi have to be dry even if they are non Saudi airlines. So if you are flying there on Emirates for example the last time you can get a drink is in Dubai airport.