With time, it seems, people have started accepting the fact that anything and everything that is being sold at airports, will always come with an overpriced price tag. In fact, airports have become popular for selling some of the most common things for staggering prices, so much so that they often even make it into the headlines. Recently, something similar was experienced by a man at the Mumbai Airport, where he came across a shop selling the loved roadside snack Pani Puri. Believe it or not, the beloved Pani Puri which is usually sold for Rs 20 to 40 per plate, was being sold for a whopping Rs 333 at the airport’s shop.

Wait, that is not all, the shop also had Dahi Puri and Sev Puri, and a plate for each snack had the same price tag; Rs 333. Taking to social media, the man shared his disbelief over the price difference, which ended up getting countless reactions.

The post is going viral and left people sharing their 2 cents on the matter. Many chastised the ‘unnecessarily’ high pricing of the food at airports, while some shared their own experiences on similar matters. Many netizens also blamed the ‘system’ behind the issue.

The post was shared on X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘kaushikmkj’. The post read, “Real estate is expensive for food stalls at the CSIA Mumbai airport - but I didn’t know THIS expensive.”

Check out the viral post:

Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. “The value of that last Sukhi Puri at the end just went up!” a user said. “Factor the shelf life (perishability) and you get this pricing, I guess,” added a second person. “System drives the price points. Its airport share, maintenance charges, operation, utilities bills, salaries, at the end the shop will make only 33 rs out of 333,” commented a third person.

“I am still trying to digest this menu. Food is not affordable, so we might as well just eat the menu card,” wrote a fourth user. “On top of that, #GST! Mostly, I prefer to finish my tea coffee, or snacks munching before entering the airport. If you travel with family most of the time, you may end up paying more than the cost of one-way airfare. Why can't airport stalls think of pricing based on footfalls?” added another.

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