Duty-free sales dip 10-15% says IAADFS

James Featherstone

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Reports indicate International Association of Airport Duty Free Stores executive president Michael Payne said that sales in the United States have fallen in the wake of the terror alert

Payne commented yesterday that the ban on carrying liquids on board US bound flights has hit sales by 10-15%, according to reports. Duty-free sales in the United States amount to about $7bn, said Payne.
 
However, Payne said he didn't expect the down turn to be permanent. Many US airport retailers are now implementing gate deliveries.

Los Angeles International Airport spokesperson Tom Winfrey said that duty-free shopping for alcohol and other liquids was now proceeding after clarification from the Transportation Security Administration that the airport's system of having items delivered to passengers as they boarded was acceptable.

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