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Old May 28, 2012 | 12:33 am
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Originally Posted by elitetraveler
I'm sorry but airlines break the rules all the time when they believe it makes sense for them to do it commercially. They have armies of lawyers to fight the fines. In this case management has decided they want to tow the line on the rules. Fine with that, but let's not live in fantasy land.

See below for more fining fun...

EK $1 million fine for takeoffs after curfew

http://www.smh.com.au/national/curfe...204-1qyqu.html

AA 900k fine for tarmac delays


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57324037/airline-slapped-with-$900k-fin

UA fined….

ttp://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2010/09/united-airlines-fined-for-compliance/125117/1

Fines for AA, WN, CO, AirTran

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/fligh...ts-tough_N.htm
They would also have to consider the PR side of things. At the moment, any business in the UK which the court of public opinion decides hasn't paid "the right amount of tax" (which amount is determined arbitrarily) gets a prolonged and strong kicking from the media, and possibly protests outside their offices, at their AGMs, etc. It is not reasonable to expect BA to bend the rules on this account and just pay whatever fine if caught.

What BA could do is have a stock of duty-paid other drinks, and there could be an argument for this.
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