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$83B Wasted: Showing Up at the Airport 3 Hours Before Your Flight (viewfromthewing.com)

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[–] sthetic@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (6 children)

We’ve turned airports into shopping malls, because airline passengers aren’t an airport customer they’re the product to be sold to. Longer dwell times to fill with shopping, therefore, have become a feature not a bug.

Restaurants, too!

Even if you resist the urge to buy books and souvenirs at the airport, arriving 3 hours early will probably mean you need to eat a meal that you would have otherwise eaten at home or at a cheaper restaurant.

And even if you're not hungry, you might choose to sit in a comfy seat at one of the airport bars, having a few drinks and appetizers.

[–] jarmitage@piefed.social 30 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Fun fact, Portland International Airport mandates street pricing, meaning items should cost the same as they would outside the airport.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

DIA does a similar thing too IIRC

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