{"id":31755,"date":"2026-02-26T08:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31755"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:15:34","slug":"mouthing-off-hong-kong-airport-should-stop-overcharging-for-food-weve-paid-enough-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31755","title":{"rendered":"Mouthing Off | Hong Kong airport should stop overcharging for food. We\u2019ve paid enough already!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Statistically, Hongkongers are among the world\u2019s most frequent fliers. I, for one, live for the anticipatory ritual of planning an itinerary, packing for a journey, heading to the airport and finding my departure gate.<\/p>\n

About the only thing I do not like about travelling is the airport food concessions, which are an exploitative form of ransom.<\/p>\n

If you follow airline suggestions, you probably arrive at least an hour or two before a flight. During that waiting time, one inevitably gets a little peckish or thirsty. But after passing security and customs, the restaurants and dining options are extremely limited \u2013 and all are overpriced.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong is supposed to be a city of open competition. However, the airport is allowed to take advantage of its captive market and maintain an anticompetitive micro-cartel.<\/p>\n

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(Top floor) Travellers dine at the food court in Hong Kong airport\u2019s departures area. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A meagre plate of roast pork with rice or an unsatisfactory seafood noodle dish at the food court can cost over HK$100 (US$13), while a McDonald\u2019s combo that would be HK$50 or less in the city is more than HK$70. At the sit-down restaurants with table service, the prices are proportionally even higher than their branches in town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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