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?
00:00 – Intro
00:55 – The Rise of Airports
02:57 – Deregulation
04:13 – How Airports Became Malls
05:29 – Why Airports Are So Expensive
08:19 – Operating an Airport Business
09:11 – Lack of Competition
11:43 – Dwell Time
13:01 – Airport Revenue Streams
13:27 – A Different Way of Doing Business
14:33 – Airports Are Getting More Expensive
15:32 – Passenger Breaking Point
16:45 – Credits
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because it’s so delicious
in a nutshell, they simply wanted to make more money ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Because foreign travelers like Asians have no problem paying stupid high prices and think it’s the American dream
i always carry snacks with me and an empty waterbottle to refill
15% only? In our country, it’s more than 100% markup.
In other words, customers are getting f- because those compagnies want more and more money
one word to describe is is GREED!!! I’ve been to many airports outside the US and they have great food quality for a very great price … we can have it but the big corporations won’t let it happen
Easy answer. For profit
I paid 10 euros for a small red bull and a bottle of water in Athens airport and I couldn’t find shops other than WHS Smith. I thought they only work in the UK, but they are actually striping people of there money oversee too.
Seinfeld had me thinking it was cheaper “duty free”
I travel a lot and in all my years of travel I’ve bought next to nothing at any airport.
This completely changed how I look at airport prices. The lack of competition explains a lot.
Stop buying stuff there and the prices will go down. Refuse.