Kolkata airport duty-free shops remain shut as customs rejects new operator's licence
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- ✓Duty-free shops at Kolkata airport remain shut after customs authorities rejected the new operator’s licence application.
- ✓Officials said the agency had past customs violations, leading to the denial.
- ✓Passengers continue to face inconvenience as stores stay closed since July 1.
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Stores of the new agency under wraps at the Calcutta airport's international section Sourced by the Telegraph
Flights to most international destinations are nearly full during the festival season, but passengers flying out of Calcutta continue to be denied access to duty-free shopping. Uncertainty surrounds the reopening of the stores after customs authorities rejected the licence application of the agency awarded the contract to operate them, airport sources said.
The new agency has set up stores in the international section of the terminal, but they remain closed, airport officials said.
According to airport sources, the agency's application for a special warehouse licence, submitted to customs authorities on August 21, 2026, was rejected a few days ago.
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