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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 16 points 21 hours ago (2 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 29 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

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

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

Sounds nice in theory, but the Hudson shops still charge a small fortune for a bottle of water and a bag of trail mix. I will say, however, that the restaurant pricing is good. I had a burger and a beer at the spot over the arrivals exit in the main terminal and didn't get ripped off.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 12 hours ago

DIA does a similar thing too IIRC

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Jsut flew out of San jose and a whole pizza was $45

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

And it's not even gonna be good pizza

The only decent pizza joint in San Jose is ASoNY

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

That's why I pack snacks and bring my Steam Deck.

[–] scops@reddthat.com 12 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Hank Green had a quick video on this recently. Airports like LAX are laid out in such a way that it can take up to two hours to get from the curb to the gate. Rather than try to offer more targeted advice, passengers are just given a flat 2-3 hour number to ensure the majority of people will get in on time. It's overkill for most airports, but you need to do your due diligence

ETA: The mentioned video

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 3 points 13 hours ago

I've had to walk down the 105 and all the way up sepulveda to catch a pre-xmas flight once. Wasn't the only one. This was a few years after 9/11 and they were still doing random checks on vehicles. Hate that airport. Worst I've been too in any country.