Do You Have to Show a Boarding Pass At Airport Shops?
When you're at the airport and you want to buy a drink or some food to help you pass the time as you wait to fly, you are often asked to show your boarding pass.
This can be a little annoying if you've left your boarding pass with another family member or if you have to open your pockets to find it.
So, here's a question — do you really need to show your boarding pass when you're buying something?
If you're buying duty-free products, then the answer is "Yes."
Duty-free shops may not offer the great deals that they used to, but they are still places where you do not have to pay the normal taxes on things you buy.
The shop has to see your boarding pass to make sure that you are traveling to another country. If you are traveling inside the same country, you may not be able to buy duty-free products at the same price.
There are also a lot of people in airports who aren't traveling — the staff working in other shops for example — and if they are not flying out of the country then they can't buy duty-free products either.
But when you're buying from other shops or restaurants at the airport that aren't duty-free, you shouldn't really need to show your boarding pass.
However, staff are still allowed to ask and many of them do. And they can still refuse to serve you if you don't show your pass.
