November 12, 2026

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The real reason why everything costs so much more at the airport | Explainomics


From $15 for a bag of nuts to $82 for four hours of parking, everything – from food, to retail, to parking – is more expensive at the airport. So just how much money are airports actually making, and do the prices we travelers pay translate to profits? We went on a journey to find out.

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