Vent: I was overpaying for airport food in Denver for years because I never looked up

My flight got delayed last week, and I finally walked up to the terminal's mezzanine level and found a normal-priced food court with $12 sandwiches instead of the $25 ones downstairs. Anyone know other airports that hide their cheaper eats like this?

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aaronallen5d ago

Check the food courts one level above baggage claim at Orlando. They built a whole normal mall food court up there to keep the tourists from finding it. Atlanta has a cheap food court in the atrium between terminals, but you have to go outside security. Always walk five minutes past your gate, the prices drop fast.

robinb384d agoMost Upvoted

Spot the same trick in every big box store, putting the milk and bread in the far back corner. They design spaces to herd people past the expensive stuff first. Airports just do it with security lines and gate placement instead of shopping aisles. It's all about controlling the path to squeeze out more money.