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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 10:44 am
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simba8
 
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Originally Posted by mikebg
No it isn't. Those carts are decent carts. These are an awful Israeli hack probably made by a guy with connections who has a small metalwork factory. Read my post #1 to get the details.
For what its worth- I think Toronto has the same carts (except with a break attached) that BG has.

Toronto USED to charge for carts up until 3 years ago- and frankly it was just awful and passengers were always unprepared for having the right COINS required to pay for the carts when departing, and arrivals was even worse.

I think this will backfire for BG airport, more so in the June-Sept time frame when university students, birthright trips, etc are traveling, and they may not have a CC or the necessary monies available upon arrival.
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