Cost of Food and Drinks at Airports

squirrelchops

I also vote Dalaman Airport, Turkey as the most expensive airport I have come across.

steve1500

squirrelchops wrote: »

I also vote Dalaman Airport, Turkey as the most expensive airport I have come across.

Seconded. The only thing I buy at Dalaman is water. Until people stop paying the ridiculous prices nothing will change.


They probably have the most expensive McD's in the world

angelil

itsanne wrote: »

Not if the water's from a tank rather than the mains!

Again, it's the UK, not a third world country. I really think that the bottled water industry has made people far too paranoid over this.

PeacefulWaters

angelil wrote: »

Again, it's the UK, not a third world country. I really think that the bottled water industry has made people far too paranoid over this.

I wouldn't want to drink water that sits in a tank for days on end.

But there would be signs making it clear that it isn't drinking water.

nearlyrich

We work on the premise that we don't penny pinch on holiday, if we have an early flight we have breakfast at the airport, there are a number of good places at Manchester if you are in the right terminal.


I suppose doing a lot of motorway miles I am used to ridiculous prices for food and drink.

Voyager2002

Tim_Richmond wrote: »

I can't see staff at retail outlets at Gatwick, Heathrow ,Manchester or other UK airports stopping to fill up a plastic bottle with tap water. Maybe there is a law to serve you tap waterin a glass if you buy a meal but surely not to what is a "Non Customer"

They do this for me: I always ask politely and have never been refused. Although usually I ask for a glass of tap water rather than for my bottle to be filled.

At one such outlet I was told that they were legally obliged to provide water.

Voyager2002

angelil wrote: »

To be honest, though, I personally would be fine even with refilling an empty plastic bottle airside at the basins in the toilets. It's the UK, not India.

Unfortunately, most toilets no longer have separate hot and cold taps, but a single tap where you adjust the temperature, and marked as not fit for drinking.

NicksTheMan

We usually take sandwiches through security as it is only liquid that is banned not food. We buy a bottle of water airside. You must remember the airports charge either high rents or take a percentage rake off of the turnover from the retails outlets which pushes up the prices. Also we nearly got caught once when there was a long wait for our meal and we only just caught our flight, so if eating at all we get a Mcdonalds or other quick food takeaway but that is only when our flight in delayed. Airports are not for "Fine Dining"

Frugalsod

Personally I will fill up with fluids till I am on the plane. I will avoid the bars and food if I can. As has been pointed out they have a captive audience and they all know it so they fleece us while they can. Sky high rents are the problem.

DKLS

Munich airport was brilliant, Large Beer, spicy sausage and a huge pretzel for 4 euros.