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From: Ferrara
Duty-free on arrival actually makes more sense than duty-free in departures or in the aircraft. That way, the plane doesn't have to carry all that duty-free booze and fags in the overhead lockers. Keflavik had been doing it for decades, and I understand the biggest duty-free on arrival shop is in Oslo.
Duty-free on arrival isn't allowed in the EU. The UK has left the EU. Why not follow Iceland's and Norway's example? Just swap over the arrivals and departure terminals, so you don't have to run the gauntlet of all those shops when you're running for your plane. It would also mean fewer delayed flights, where the cause of the delay is the pax turning up for boarding late because they've been shopping in duty-free, and consequently having their luggage unloaded.
When you've landed, you have more time on your hands as you're less likely to be concerned about making your onward transport on time. And you won't be delaying a flight.
Something I forgot is that, although you're not supposed to open your duty-free in-flight, some people do. Then you get people excessively drunk on aeroplanes (of course being slightly drunk in F or C is acceptable) and planes diverting, people vomiting, and other nasties. This wouldn't happen with duty-free on arrival.
Duty-free on arrival isn't allowed in the EU. The UK has left the EU. Why not follow Iceland's and Norway's example? Just swap over the arrivals and departure terminals, so you don't have to run the gauntlet of all those shops when you're running for your plane. It would also mean fewer delayed flights, where the cause of the delay is the pax turning up for boarding late because they've been shopping in duty-free, and consequently having their luggage unloaded.
When you've landed, you have more time on your hands as you're less likely to be concerned about making your onward transport on time. And you won't be delaying a flight.
Something I forgot is that, although you're not supposed to open your duty-free in-flight, some people do. Then you get people excessively drunk on aeroplanes (of course being slightly drunk in F or C is acceptable) and planes diverting, people vomiting, and other nasties. This wouldn't happen with duty-free on arrival.
Joined: Jan 2000
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From: UK and Italy
At least in the UK it's just the roads that are surrounded by litter. At NAP there is FOD (foreign object debris) blowing over the runways. Whereas at a UK aeroport a pilot will go around if he spots an object on the runway, the runway is closed for runway inspection and a car goes out to remove the offending object, at NAP I think pilots just put their faith in God and land in hope.
Last edited by justapax; 5th April 2025 at 10:45. Reason: Bad punctuation corrected.
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From: UK
I think that with regard to the litter at the start of the M23 link road....there is a Macyd on that roundabout.... ( I know cause that's my near airport hangout waiting for my friends and family to call me they are through customers baggage collection and Duty free and ready for a pick up...) that maybe the source is said detritus
Back on topic wonder why you don't get a follow up ' how did we do ' request for feedback of your experience??
Back on topic wonder why you don't get a follow up ' how did we do ' request for feedback of your experience??
