Huge mark-ups on in-flight food

23.07.2013 [16:50]
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Baku, July 23 (AZERTAC). Airlines charge up to 2,600 per cent more than supermarkets for in-flight food and drink, new research has revealed. Budget carriers such as easyJet and Ryanair were singled out for applying the biggest mark-ups, according to the study by Travelsupermarket.com, the price comparison website.

The biggest price increases were found on hot drinks. A cup of tea on a Ryanair flight, for example, costs Ј2.61, compared with just 6p, on average, when bought from a supermarket and made at home.

Almost as considerable is the mark-up on water - often an unavoidable purchase due to airport regulations regarding travel with liquids. A 330ml bottle of water costs Ј1.80 with Jet2.com, 718 per cent more than it would in a supermarket, while Ryanair charges Ј2.61 for a 500ml bottle - a mark-up of 690 per cent.

Fizzy drinks were also found to be much more costly on board an aircraft. A 150ml can of 7Up is priced at Ј1.74 with Ryanair - 924 per cent more than the high street equivalent. The Irish low-cost airline charges Ј2.18 for a 250ml can of Pepsi - a mark-up of 848 per cent.

Huge mark-ups on in-flight food

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