Passenger Paid $19.64 For One Sad Slice Of “Avocado Toast” — Why Airport Food Is So Bad

A Chattanooga airport passenger says she paid $19.64 for avocado toast and received one sad slice of bread with green spread and a single strip of bacon. The real story is bigger than one bad breakfast: airport restaurants face high rents, security restrictions, labor hurdles, politicized concession contracts, and captive customers, all of which help explain why so much airport food is expensive and disappointing.