Rip off - Larnaca Airport

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 21:44

Couldn't believe the latest to squeeze more money out of unsuspecting tourists at Larnaca Airport. Went to buy 1 coffee, 1 tea (in horrible cardboard cups), got my 5.50 euros out to pay the cashier and asked where the milk was. Out from beneath she bought a basket of little milk cartons, so I took 4. That'll be 6.50 euros I was told, the milk is 25 cents each. I told her to keep it. What a rip off, have never been charged extra for milk in tea and coffee before!

Breamli


Joined: 02/01/2011
Posts: 28

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 21:57

"Went to buy 1 coffee, 1 tea ... little milk cartons, so I took 4" ... Wouldn't two be enough?

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 21:59

maybe they like it milky ?

colly


Joined: 31/07/2008
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:03

1 is not enough for me either. Particularly in coffee. I will avoid that counter when I am there in September.

Pandy


Joined: 27/08/2010
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:12

All airports tend to be a total rip off !!

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:15

Message 2, There just isn't enough milk for me in one of those little pots (and they are little).

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:19

Try a draught pint of Efes at either Ercan or Istanbul airports costing 18TL!



Richard

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:25

I agree with message 5 - all airports are a rip off....

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:30

Message 8 - yes, but some are more of a rip off than others.

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 22:46

Airports have you, you cant go any where else, all the bars & Cafeswill be the same price, so not much chance, the most expensive coffee i bought was Chinnei airport £8 and a beer was £10

Maybe next time ask for a Capachino or Latte, they come with milk

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 23:02

Not too many years ago Heathrow tried to reinvent itself (Terminal 3) by making a journey an adventure, luring passengers into the air-side Terminal earlier than really necessary providing many choices of bars & restaurants, not cheap but not over-expensive nor even close to been called a 'rip-off'. However, in recent years this has not been the case, following the Turkish model, even the Larnaca one, prices have soared!



Richard

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
10/07/2011 23:03

It has been a rip off at Larnaca for years. As long ago as when the currency there was Cyprus pounds I made the mistake of entering the upstairs cafeteria and ordering 2 small cakes and 2 small cups of Nescafe coffee. The cakes were stale, the coffee served from a dispenser marked Nescafe clearly was not Nescafe and tasted vile. The bill equated to £11 sterling ! They understood English when I made the order but pretended not to understand the profanities of my complaint

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 03:47

Fly to the north

do not give them money

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 08:43

5.50 euros (£5) for 2 drinks seems fairly cheap if you ask me. I dare say that their overheads (rent etc) are ten times what a normal cafe would pay. Go into South Nicosia and you will pay 4 - 5 euros for a coffee or go into the majority of cafes this side and you will pay 5 or 6 TL. I am sure that the cost of your ticket compared to flying from Ercan more than made up the difference ;-)

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 09:17

Unless it's impossible for you not to be able to get to your destination by flying out of Ercan, don't fly from Larnaca. If you add up all of the extras, fares too and from Larnaca, insurance andalso the extra time too and from North to South, it always seems a bit crackers to me. Swan up to Ercan, check in has never been a problem as far as we are concerned then up to buy coffee etc. Obviously its more than in Girne but not a stupid price and you can have as many containers of milk as you want (or a small milk jug sometimes). Why put up with that lot down South??

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 09:58

i would love to fly into Ercan but when you get a fare of £50.00 return to Larnaca with Thompson and then transfers to catalkoy for £25.00 with A1 cars , need I say anymore? also thee Burger King at Larnaca Airport is very reasonable.

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 10:41

Blimey A1 taxi is cheap isn't he? Everyone I've spoken to on the subject pays £50 each way (at least in this neck of the woods they seem to) haven't done it personally. I hear about these £50 return flights but rarely actually met anyone who has done it, on a couple of occcasions someone admitted it was a one off and they've never been able to do it again. I'm not doubting your word, you just seem to be extremly fortunate.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 11:58

mess 14 - are you mad ?



i went out for lunch today with my bird, lovely restaurant overlooking a lovely sandy beach (with no litter).......



2 (cans) of coke lite, chilli chicken with rice x2 - total cost 2.40 GBP....



You are so used to being shafted, you can't see the wood for the trees....

Marion


Joined: 06/03/2011
Posts: 1816

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:12

Where is the restaurant please NN????

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:14

mess 19 - well it isn't in the rip of trnc, marion - thats for sure...

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:25

Re: Msg1,

Have you checked the prices for coffee in the UK?

At any shopping mall a cup of vile tasting liquid they call coffee costs £ 3.50 and higher.

Not to mention Heathrow.

So why the surprise?

flamefabs


Joined: 09/07/2011
Posts: 193

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:27

message 21, clarissa - you forget we moved to the trnc because of the cheaper prices.





Barry

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 12:34

Re: Msg 22,

It was about coffee in RoC, not TRNC.

Any popular tourist destinations and airports have rip-off prices, it is just the fact of life.

eyebob


Joined: 22/06/2010
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 14:16

Forget coffee,why do you want to stay wide awake on your flight,pint of Keo 4.5 euro and its nice and cold,few of them and you will sleep all the way!!

westender


Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 328

Message Posted:
11/07/2011 22:08

I accept I have to pay more for a drink at the airport, but it's in a cardboard cup and I don't expect to pay extra for milk. A similar coffee in McDonalds in Ledra Street is 1 euro and you can have as much milk as you want.