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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 2:40 am
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Originally Posted by Athena53
Judging from the miles of Duty-Free retail space they make you parade through on the way to the plane (and the greatly increased retail spaces in newly-built terminals), I doubt they're passing much of the tax savings on to the consumer.
Strange logic.

I would say the exact opposite: given the prevalence of duty-free outlets, it is obvious that enough passengers find it a good value to keep the business worthwhile for all stakeholders.
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