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Why Everything at Airports is So Expensive (Business Insider) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by herroyalmelness@piefed.social to c/aviation@lemmy.zip
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"Airports rely on you spending money inside the terminal. In 2024, US airports generated over $1 billion of revenue from purchases like $6 bottled water, $27 beers, and $10 Chex Mix.

And airports are only getting more expensive. In the early 2000s, some tried to match the price of goods outside the airport. But today, many airports are raising or removing that limit. And there’s little competition inside the terminal — much of the food and retail at the airport is operated by a few massive companies.

So how did airports become so expensive? And why are some raising prices even more?"

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

thats a lot of words to say "captive market"

like anyone forced to spend money at an airport had a choice

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They... do? Bring food from home if you are so hungry or just read a book while waiting.

[–] herroyalmelness@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

This ⬆️⬆️⬆️. You get it, the rest need to check their damn privilege.