Originally Posted by
cml387
Point of information, Ireland was very much a member of the EU (well, The EEC then) during the years when Aeroflot had it's stopovers in Shannon.
The link was down to some enterprising mangers in Aer Rianta, who went on to to open and run a duty free shop in Sheremetyevo Airport
yes - Aer Rianta led the way to the horrors of the modern shopping centre with a terminal attached. The Irish also introduced Moscow to pubs and St Patricks Day - weird!!