I see part of FR's new hand baggage rules is 1 piece only, no exceptions including duty free. The airport operators should jump down FR's neck at this. I totally agree about the hand baggage size rule, but imagine you are flying home with a few €'s in your pocket to spare and pop into the duty free store before boarding and buy a nice bottle of whisky and a carton of fags. This is about the size of the hand baggage restriction itself. The reason we go to tax free store is to save money, and to be charges an extra £30 at the gate would just make it not worth while. The airport operators must be losing a fortune cause of this new rule. They should be telling FR, if you want cheap landing and handling charges you must let people on with duty free, let them provide proof like a yellow plastic bag and a reciept, but let them on. Or do it the American way, order and pay for your stuff in the duty free shop and pick it up on the gate.
The airport operators are shooting themselves in the foot if they let FR get away with this!!!