Clear for rake-off Budget airline food costs MORE than price of the flight

High prices ... grub on flights can cost a fortune

BUDGET airline passengers are paying the same for in-flight snacks as they do for a ticket.

Items can cost up to TEN TIMES as much as they would in supermarkets.
And at £18.07 six basic treats — a Kit Kat, sandwich, tin of Pringles, bottle of water, cup of tea and a glass of wine — on Ryanair are more expensive than a one-way trip to Genoa, Warsaw and Paris at £18.
The bill for the six items on Aer Lingus comes to £16.10 while easyJet customers are forced to fork out £14.75. The total cost of the goods at a supermarket was just £5.02.
Bob Atkinson, of travelsupermarket.com, who led the research, said: “We appreciate they are businesses, but these are charging several times what supermarkets charge, who manage to make a profit.
“Holidaymakers flying with airlines that don’t offer a complimentary meal can fork out a small fortune on snacks which are considerably more expensive on board than what you’d pay in even an airport shop.
“Airlines realise hungry and thirsty passengers are a captive audience with no option but to buy from the trolley if they have failed to plan ahead.”
Mr Atkinson — whose study found the average mark-up on food and drink on budget airlines is 347 per cent — added: “Rather than leaving things until the last minute, a much better option is to think ahead and bring along your own sandwiches or snacks for your flight.
“Alternatively, pick up a meal deal in the airport before you board and save yourself about half the cost on similar items bought on board.”

Sandwich ... £4.14 on Ryanair

KitKat ... £1.30 on Aer Lingus

Pringles ... £1.75 on easyJet