A lot of press is given to the high cost of refreshments on-board, however, the reality of the situation is that things may not be that much cheaper in the airport. Even big airports are at it; I’ve recently bought a terrible-quality sandwich from an airport cafe for more than it costs on Ryanair (and that’s expensive).
But the reality of the situation is that being hungry for another 2-3 hours was not worth the GBP 6 to eat. I suppose you’ll have to do this calculation yourself. Nutrition goes out of the window; as long as you have something to eat, then it’s better than nothing.
One benefit of the low-costs is that as sector times are short, often the food trolleys will start from the front and back, which gives the maximum amount of serving time; henceforth if you want to be served first, do try to sit close to one of these areas. If you’ve seen the Ryanair in-flight menu, you probably know all the prices are massively inflated; our top 10 just identifies which are the least inflated, and hence, best value.
Another point to make is that whilst Easyjet have seperate prices for Euros/Sterling, Ryanair use the 1:1 exchange rate.
Therefore, paying in Euros gets you better value. Conversely, paying in Euros on Easyjet gives you very poor value as the rates they use are far out.
1) Combo Deals (Equivalent retail price -N/A): Probably representing the best value but these are time limited offers which change around. For example, a hot drink and chocolate bar for 3.50 Euro, which is not that much more than in the airport.
2) Coffee (3.00 Euro); Considering that water is the same price, a coffee is far greater value. If you visit the coffee bar a coffee is over 2 Euro. I’m no expert on coffee and yes, perhaps they are different methods of making it but this is one of the few products that is actually the same price on Easyjet (which is cheaper for pretty much everything).
3) Galaxy bar (1.00 Euro) With the rest of the confectionery being priced at 1.50 or 1.30, this is quite good value. Retail price outside would probably be around 0.60-0.75 Euros in a shop.
4) Ham/Cheese Ciabatta (5.60 Euro) Not much to choose between the sandwiches but having something hot is easily more satisfying. Have discounted the burger and hotdog and pizza because of the small portion size. Judging by the local supermarket, the ciabatta easily retails for much more than the others.
5) MySmoothie (2.50 Euro): This probably retails at double the outside cost but it is still more favourable to other beverages and has the advantage of probably being the most healthy thing you can buy, containing 100% fruit.
6) Bullseye Baggies (5.50 Euro/2): Always have been on sale in the ‘Buy one, get one free’ offer, they are probably liked due to the limited space they occupy. At this price for a double measure, it is ideal if you like your spirits on the rocks, for they have not started charging for a glass and ice. At almost 6 Euro for a small glass of wine, I believe that the spirits offer the best alcohol/price ratio.
7) Bounty (1.00 Euro): Much like Galaxy, not too much of a markup here.
8. Boxerchips (1.50 Euro): If you want your crisp fix, the Boxerchips are probably your best option; 40g of premium crisps as opposed to 43g of bog standard Pringles, and much cheaper.
9) Muffin (2.00 Euro): Probably sells for 1.00 Euro in the shop so this doubling of costs is not too bad is small. Comes boxed.
10) Walkers Shortbread (1.50 Euro): Probably the best of the biscuit-type options.
Possibly clutching at straws here with some of the choices – but the fact remains if you can bring it on-board yourself, do so, and if you can consume it before hand, that would be prudent as well. Do treat purchasing on-board as the last resort.
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