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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1328" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://thehustle.co/airport-food-expensive/" target="_blank">Why is airport food so expensive? - The Hustle</a>The reasons you pay a massive markup on a water bottle are more complex than you might think.Earlier this week, while waiting to board an early morning flight from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, I found myself stranded in Terminal 2, hungry and parched. My search for sustenance led me to a breakfast bar, where I procured a bagel and a small beverage. The total? $11.50 — more than double the typical street price.It’s a familiar story for any traveler: Held captive with few purchasing options, we’re often made to shell out 2-3x the going rate for a nibble of food, or pay a 100%+ markup for a water bottle. (Heaven forbid you need a neck pillow, earplugs, or some Advil…)What exactly makes airports so expensive? The answer is a bit more complicated than “It’s runway robbery!”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1328, member: 1"] [URL='https://thehustle.co/airport-food-expensive/'][B]Why is airport food so expensive? - The Hustle[/B][/URL] [B]The reasons you pay a massive markup on a water bottle are more complex than you might think.[/B] Earlier this week, while waiting to board an early morning flight from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, I found myself stranded in Terminal 2, hungry and parched. My search for sustenance led me to a breakfast bar, where I procured a bagel and a small beverage. The total? $11.50 — more than double the typical street price. It’s a familiar story for any traveler: Held captive with few purchasing options, we’re often made to shell out 2-3x the going rate for a nibble of food, or pay a 100%+ markup for a water bottle. (Heaven forbid you need a neck pillow, earplugs, or some Advil…) What exactly makes airports so expensive? The answer is a bit more complicated than “[I]It’s runway robbery![/I]” [/QUOTE]

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