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Old Jan 8, 2007, 5:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
I wonder what kind of packing the airport, at least in SCL, puts them in. For the first time, I saw signs that if you are flying to the EU (unlike the US, where everyone claims @ first point of entry), your duty free purchase will be delivered to and placed inside your CHECKED LUGGAGE and you will first encounter it at your final destination. I wonder if EZE is doing the same thing, and that whole setup doesn´t sound so hot, except there is no other way for connecting EU pax to get wine home.
This sounds bizarre.... in practice, this means that airport staff need to OPEN your bags and place Duty Free items INSIDE your suitcases....????

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