Hi, They have to have the boarding pass as a prove that you are a passenger and not someone working at the airport or doing a domestic flights or whatever do not have the right of duty free shopping. Nowadays travellers from Schiphol to destinations in the European Community cannot buy tabacco and alcoholic drinks from the duty free shops. So your boardingcard is a prove of your destination. Regards, Marcel -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Leo Futia Sent: maandag 7 oktober 2002 22:43 To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: AMS Question When I was at AMS, and I went shopping they asked me for my boarding card. Why would they ask me that and what would they use it for? They scanned it in to something. Leo/ORD Remember 11.9.01 Rappelez-vous 11.9.01 Fly my native airline, fly my Maharajah, fly Air India! Email me @ KLM_India@yahoo.com or LFutia@aol.com I check both!