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Subject: Re: BAA and Rip Off Britain - airport prices higher than High Street Posted on: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 18:05:06 +0100

wrote:

> On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 15:24:10 +0100, "MC" wrote:
>
>
> >Never more so than in the UK. I have flown all over the world, US, SE Asia,
> >Australia/NZ, as well as Europe and I have NEVER come across any airports
> >that are as expensive as the London airports.
> Ever tried Manchester ? .

More to the point, I think, is to compare prices in cities to their
airports. A coffee at BCN costs quite a bit more than in most cafes in
Barcelona, for example. I was shocked, I have to admit, to find 500ml
water bottles for 50 euro cents _airside_ at Alghero airport...

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