The airport authority is planning to open a duty-free shop at Salt Lake International Airport, enabling traveling Canadians to buy cigarettes at less cost.
A $2 pack in Utah costs about $6 in Canada.Enough Canadians have complained to prompt city officials to start planning the duty-free shop, which will open by next summer.
The airport serves flights to Canada and Mexico. Foreign travelers will be able to buy cigarettes, liquor and souvenirs in the shop without paying taxes on the items when they get home.
"If we're going to be in the international airport business, we have to start acting like an international airport," said Deputy City Attorney Steve Allred.
Shoppers will have to prove they are flying directly out of the country, so Utahns will not be able to take advantage of the deals.