Nuance-Watson (Singapore) backs gate deliveries at Changi

Tina Milton

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Travel retailer Nuance-Watson (Singapore) has voiced its support for the recent decision by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to introduce the gate side delivery of duty-free purchases

Nuance-Watson (Singapore) has voiced is support of duty-free gate deliveries at Singapore Changi airport. Nuance-Watson (Singapore) executive general manager and global head of category fragrances and cosmetics Ken Tse told RavenFox.com: "As announced by CAAS, we have participated in making deliveries to the gate for selected US flights. It has resulted in some additional staff hours but we fully support the initiative and quite happy that CAAS is pro-active as usual."

In a recent statement CAAS confirmed that passengers may proceed with their liquor and fragrances purchases at Changi airport. It made the following exceptions: "To allow passengers departing from Changi Airport, on flights affected by restrictions on liquids, gels and aerosols and fragrances, we have made special arrangements with the shops and the airlines to facilitate these purchases without compromising on the security requirements set out by other airports.

Special arrangements have been made for liquor and fragrances purchases to be brought directly to the gate hold rooms for passengers travelling on Singapore Airlines flights to the US, United Airlines flights to Hong Kong and Narita and Northwest Airlines flights to Narita."

To take advantage of these special arrangements, passengers must make their purchases at the shops at least one hour before the flight time departure and collect them immediately after clearing the security screening checks at the gatehold rooms.

Other exceptions also included passengers travelling to the UK or India to connect to another flight and passengers flying to the US or Canada through a stop over point.

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