An entrepreneur using the Mumbai airport expressed his shock when he saw a plate of pani puri being sold for ₹333 at one of the shops in the airport terminal.
An entrepreneur shared a photo of a snack counter at a food stall at the Mumbai airport. (X/@kaushikmkj)
“Real estate is expensive for food stalls at CSIA Mumbai airport – but I didn’t know it was this expensive,” Kaushik Mukherjee, co-founder and COO of Sugar Cosmetics, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
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The photo he shared shows his three favorite street food dishes; pani puri, dahi puri and sev puri. All three dishes, which had eight pieces each, were priced at 333 rupees per plate.
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Mukherjee’s post resonated with many X (formerly Twitter) users who echoed his sentiments, complaining about the high prices of chaat (Indian street food).
X user Kinjal Thakkar said it reminded him of a dialogue from the movie “3 Idiots” starring Aamir Khan.
“Paneer to kuch dino baad sonar ki dukan pe milega itti itti theliyo main (In a few days, paneer will be sold in the jewelery shop in small packets), he wrote, quoting the famous dialogue.
Airport food is notoriously expensive, which often leaves travelers with limited dining options.
Last year, a restaurant at the Mumbai airport was the talk of the town on X for selling dosa and buttermilk in the price range of ₹600 to ₹620. The price increases if the customer wants to add coffee.
A year before that, a journalist’s post about shelling out ₹490 for two samosas, a cup of tea and a bottle of water at the Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was widely discussed online.
“Two samosas, one chai and one bottle of water for ₹490 at Mumbai airport. Kafi ache din aa gae hain (good days have come),” said user X Farah Khan.
Many airport users prefer to use airport lounges where a sumptuous buffet is usually served, paying a nominal fee as part of the lounge access by credit or debit card.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn