Never mind the catalog, no duty free to India
Jul 28, 2012, 9:43 am
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Never mind the catalog, no duty free to India
This was news to me. Granted I had not flown to India since 2008 but when I asked about a duty free product after looking at the catalog, I was told they no longer have duty free on flights to India. Bizarre. Can we at least remove the catalogs from the plane then?
Jul 28, 2012, 9:57 am
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Probably not as the plane goes to other destinations besides India. I do find it bizarre that there was no duty free on the flight, and even more so that some one wanted to buy from it. 
Jul 29, 2012, 11:00 am
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Duty Free on UA83 last night
Just arrived at EWR from DEL this morning (UA83),and I was definitely offered Duty Free. Not having Duty Free on board may well have been a one-time occurrence.
Jul 29, 2012, 11:07 am
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I've had duty free on my 4 flights to/from DEL in past 4 months, so I think it is the exception rather than rule for India flights.
I've had duty free on my 4 flights to/from DEL in past 4 months, so I think it is the exception rather than rule for India flights.
Jul 29, 2012, 11:15 am
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US doesn't. It happens, and it looks like a one-off occurrence, so why bother removing and adding the magazine each time aircraft transitions from duty free to non-duty free. That's a hassle.
Aug 18, 2013, 12:00 pm
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(Although this probably doesn't apply to the posts which were in 2012, but nowadays they have reduced biz baggage allowance from 3 pieces to 2 pieces, so that saves some weight for most non-elites on board)
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I've had duty free on my 4 flights to/from DEL in past 4 months, so I think it is the exception rather than rule for India flights.
I've had duty free on my 4 flights to/from DEL in past 4 months, so I think it is the exception rather than rule for India flights.
On BOM flights I was told this - that sector was probably the one you were flying....