Join Date: Aug 2010
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IATA being the lobby & mouthpiece for the airlines and not the flyers, this shouldn't be a surprise to most FT'ers that makers like Samonsite & Delsey are quick to lined up and begin production ... afterall, their products survived far fewer trips and have a much shorter replacement cycle.
Just have a difficult time visualizing B&R, Tumi & others upscale brands selling lots of new "OK" pieces unless they plan to offer trade-ins and incentives for these voluntary ?? downsizing by the "annoyed" pax.