Where he says “its not that big of a deal.” Bro its 200 bucks… that is almost a month of groceries for me.
If you’ve ever flown into New Zealand, you will know there are numerous signs and warnings that bringing any organic produce into the country is illegal and will be met with fines.
If you declare it, they’ll just take it off you and let you go. Don’t declare it, you get a fine.
It’s not hard. Unsure? Declare it.
[edit] But also, Quantas are in the wrong here. They’re an Australian airline, and Australia has similar biosecurity laws. The fact they served their customers fruit, and didn’t inform them is poor form.
Exactly. These folks are just stupid or illiterate. I actually enjoy watching folks get upset about their own stupidity.
I understand they are trying to avoid the risk of potentially introducing foreign flora/fauna into the country, but the airline really should’ve announced to passengers before deplaning that they can’t take the in-flight food with them.
And customs should be waiving the fee, given the passengers were basically entrapped by the airline. A simple “hey we need to confiscate those apples, then you’re free to go” would have made this a non-issue.
Glad to see Qantas engaging in the ol’ Aussie pastime of fucking with the kiwis
But its not the kiwis who have to pay a $200 fine. That’s a lot of money for a lot of people and can absolutley ruin your trip.
Well I mean you’re probably supposed to eat the fruit in the plane not off the plane. I’m surprised you didn’t know that bringing fruit into countries is illegal honestly, it’s been a meme since the '80s at least.
Lololol these ignorant poors
