Duty free sales to conclude Aug 8, 2014
Sep 23, 2014, 4:19 am
#62
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If it's a kickback, it would've taken a long time to get to the millions - and DL would've stepped in earlier if they had any business acumen
Sep 23, 2014, 5:55 am
#63
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No Problem
I have not used in-flight or on-the-ground duty free in a decade. It is not a rip off, but there is no saving at all.
Mar 21, 2015, 2:51 pm
#64
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Mar 21, 2015, 10:03 pm
#65
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I only miss duty-free in the context of this being a convenient way of picking up a good bottle of Scotch post-security on my way to China.
I appreciate the Chinese custom of bringing a bottle of liquor to a restaurant for group dinners. And while I have learned to like moatai, I have found that a good Scotch is well appreciated.
Mar 22, 2015, 12:53 am
#66
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Wouldn't be surprised if we started seeing duty free or some inflight sale promoted via onboard Internet on international flight. Does gogo inflight have such for satellite based wifi for international?
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