Why Does a Plastic-Wrapped Turkey Sandwich Cost $15 at the NYC Airport?

Re:Why Does a Plastic-Wrapped Turkey Sandwich Cost $15 at th... by Symbiote on Saturday April 15, 2023 @07:30PM (#35585700)

Yes, at least in Europe. Ryanair is infamous for pushing a very hard bargain with airports, but it's common with all the low-cost airlines.

Part of the airport's willingness to give Ryanair a discount is the expectation of full planes with a lot of seats, so there are more people to sell to.

e.g. [1] Table 6, Warsaw Modlin airport charges Ryanair 6 PLN (€1.30) per passenger, vs the normal 40 PLN (€8.50). That's obviously significant when they sell flights for €15 or so.

[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317710545_Internati...

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Re:Why Does a Plastic-Wrapped Turkey Sandwich Cost $15 at th... by incone123 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @12:37PM (#35591572)

Is your complaint with that airline or with budget airlines in general? I'm old enough to remember when a 1 hour flight in Europe would still have hot drinks and snacks served included in the ticket price, but I don't really need that for short haul and I'm glad to pay less for a ticket.

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Re:Why Does a Plastic-Wrapped Turkey Sandwich Cost $15 at th... by JadedEngineer on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @08:36PM (#35635018)

I was talking about Ryanair specifically, have nothing against low cost. Ryanair lures you with low prices and then applies abusive policies on everything else.

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Re:Why Does a Plastic-Wrapped Turkey Sandwich Cost $15 at th... by odiroot on Sunday April 16, 2023 @05:02PM (#35594246)

Modlin airport is miserable. Shouldn't even have "Warsaw" in the name, as it's nowhere near. To get to Warsaw, you have to take a bus first, then switch to a local train.

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