The airport is a really expensive place. Even fast food there will cost you several times more. However, in the air harbor, you can lose money in other fraudulent ways. In the material “DIP” – about what schemes are being turned at airports to extract money from you.
Bullet in a suitcase
At some smaller airports, baggage sorters are scamming tourists in a hurry. Before the inspection, they put a bullet in the suitcase, find the traveler in the crowd, and declare that he was trying to smuggle a prohibited weapon. When a person starts to panic, they offer to call the police or pay a “bribe”. A tourist who is afraid of missing his plane and does not want to spoil his vacation agrees to a quick solution to the problem. This is how employees earn on gullible travelers.
You can protect yourself from deception if you buy a suitcase with a combination lock or put a tight cover on it. In this case, employees will not be able to discreetly open it. You can also agree to call the police, and they will not continue this “performance”.
Dear water
Bottled ordinary water is sold at every turn at airports, but its price is usually very high. Also, at any airport, there are drinking fountains where you can collect water in your container. Take a reusable bottle with you or save the plastic one to reuse it. You can also ask the flight attendant for a bottle of water – even low-cost airlines offer an unlimited amount of drinking water.
Also, if you know you want hot tea or coffee during the flight, take an empty thermos with you and ask for hot water from the restaurant staff at the airport. You are unlikely to be refused or asked for a symbolic amount of water.
Taxi drivers
This method of deception is common both in Ukraine and in other countries. Taxi drivers stand in the airport’s arrivals area and offer their services to passengers. As a rule, their prices are higher than in the usual aggregators. However, not all travelers know how to connect to the Internet in unfamiliar places, so they are forced to use the services of these people and overpay by two or even three times.
In order not to fall for this trick, find out in advance how it is customary to order a taxi in the country you are flying to. Different regions have their characteristics and working applications, so it’s best to download them in advance.