(NY/NJ) Port Authority Will Regulate Airport Food and Drink Prices After Travelers Report $27 Beers

[Eugene]

Source: People

Port Authority Will Regulate Airport Food and Drink Prices After Travelers Report $27 Beers

LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark Airport must follow new pricing standards for concessions, imposed by the Port Authority

By Sabrina Weiss
May 13, 2022 03:56 PM

The Port Authority is regulating the pricing standards at three New York City airports after reports of airport restaurants charging $27 for a pint of beer.

A tweet from last summer exposing a pricey beer at LaGuardia Airport resulted in new Port Authority policies on pricing at not only LaGuardia but also at John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark Airport, reports nj.com.

The tweet from July 2021 was posted by Cooper Lund, a traveler passing through LaGuardia Airport. It showed a picture of the drink menu at Biergarten in terminal C. In the image, the beers ranged in price, with the Sam Adams Summer Ale costing more than $27. This complaint prompted an investigation by the Port Authority.

Link to tweet

The investigation found that this was not the only traveler who experienced the expensive drink costs. According to a review by the Office of Inspector General, a total of 25 people were asked to pay upwards of $27 for a beer — a price that the Port Authority called "indefensible."

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Read more: https://people.com/food/port-authority-will-cap-airport-beer-prices-after-customers-complain-of-27-pints/

[MichMan]

1. When I see ridiculously priced food and drink at airports and sporting events, I just walk on by

No one needs a beer

[niyad]

2. I heard about those prices two years ago. Right on top of things, Port Authority.

[Callalily]

3. They only charge such outrageous prices

because there are idiots willing to pay.