Airport News - Sky-High Prices on Budget Flights.          

16th April 2010

Sky-High Prices on Budget Flights.            

It has been revealed by a recent survey that passengers are paying exorbitant for food and drink on many low cost carriers.

On average, people buying food and drink on board are paying 300% more than if they bought it in a supermarket.These figures do not include hot drinks.

A sandwich costing  around £2 in a supermarket  can set passengers back by up to £4.39 on low-fare airline Ryanair and £3.95 on Flybe.

Crisps and cakes were found to carry the highest mark ups, whilst chocolate proved to have the smallest : on a BMiBaby flight, passengers receive  a free Twix bar when paying for a hot drink.

Many travellers are getting wise to the high costs of food on board and even at the Airport, where a breakfast can cost a small fortune! A much cheaper option is to buy a sandwich and a drink in Boots or Marks and Spencers, where there is a good selection of other snack foods.

Food may be taken through security, but of course you can't take any liquid through. Once in the departure area, drinks may be purchased in the Duty Free area and taken on board. 

As nearly all meals now on budget airlines come as an expensive optional extra,many passengers are choosing to bring food onboard, thus saving even more.