– I think families with young children who have been looking forward to the holiday get off to a bad start when it tears in their wallets. That’s what Andreas Sjalg Unneland, who is a parliamentary representative for SV, says. Sweets are at child’s height and he believes parents have to pay expensive fines to avoid the fuss. Andreas Sjalg Unneland reacts to the outlets at airports that charge blood prices. Photo: William Jobling / news He reacts strongly to the high prices at the points of sale at the airports in Norway. – Avinor says they demand competitive prices, but when a family of four has to shell out more than NOK 300 for four soft drinks and some chocolate, it’s simply too “crazy”, he says. He hopes the players go round with themselves or that Avinor sets stricter requirements. – If that doesn’t happen, we will raise this with the Minister for Transport and challenge him to set stricter requirements. Avinor: Will not have a political exchange The Ministry of Transport writes in an e-mail to news that they do not set prices for goods sold at airports. They do not wish to provide further comment. – The outlets have won the jackpot in the business world’s lottery when they can take a blood price in what is, in practical terms, a monopoly, says Unneland. He believes that Avinor can set stricter requirements for price levels in its contracts. In an e-mail to news, Avinor writes that it is the company SSP that sets the prices at the points of sale at the airports. On the criticism from Unneland, Avinor writes: – It is not Avinor’s role to enter into a political exchange about this. Little has changed Ten years ago, Morten Welde, senior researcher at NTNU, wrote a column about the time to reform the airport industry. – It is striking that what I wrote ten years ago is just as valid today as it was then, he says. Morten Welde has the same impression of the prices at the airport as ten years ago. Photo: Morten Karlsen / news Welde had the same experience as has been discussed in the media; That it is expensive to stay at the airport. He reacts to the absence of competition and believes that this is the reason why the prices are so high. – Avinor has an interest in the players offering as high prices as possible, so that they can pay the highest possible rent to Avinor. Welde experiences that there is not the same lack of competition at other airports abroad. Self-financing Unlike rail and road, Avinor’s budgets are not part of the national budget. Their operations are financed through income from shops, restaurants and other services at the airports. There are approximately 28 million travelers at Gardermoen every year. Photo: Kristoffer Steffensen Lenes / news Of Avinor’s airports, there are a few that make a profit. The surplus is used to cover the deficits at the other airports. About half of the income is from the fees the airlines pay to use the airports. The rest is from the plane tickets and money left by passengers, among other things, in the shops, restaurants and duty-free shops. Depending on the fact that people act Executive Vice President for Commercial Management and Development in Avinor, Joachim Lupnaav Johnsen, has been sent the criticism from Welde. He says that they depend on people shopping because they make a living from them, the total turnover at the airports. Executive director for Commercial management and development in Avinor, Joachim Lupnaav Johansen. Photo: Avinor – This means that we depend on as many people as possible shopping, and what each individual traveler leaves behind in total. According to Johnsen, more than 6 out of 10 travelers shop when they are out and about. – Our prices and offers are therefore adapted to attract as many customers as possible, in the same way as in other merchandise trade. news has not been able to get hold of SSP for a comment. In the past, they have said that it is not relevant to compare prices in a kiosk at an airport against a low-price grocery chain. Reply from Avinor Påstand: “There is no competition, it is the same actor who is responsible for various catering establishments.” Answer from Joachim Lupnaav Johnsen: “It is true that there is less competition at smaller airports than at larger ones. Nevertheless, we set the same requirements for comparability in terms of price for our partners, regardless of the competitive situation at the airport. This means that the prices must be comparable with the corresponding concept “on land”, regardless of how many players operate at the airport. A kiosk should therefore be compared to a kiosk and not to a grocery store.” Claim: “I don’t think catering offers should be advertised as packages, rather there must be an opportunity for different actors to offer their services at the airports.” Answer from Joachim Lupnaav Johnsen: “We have to take more into account than purely price-related when we put together the offer at the individual airport. By combining different operating concepts, we ensure a broad offer for travellers. Without this approach, in many cases it would be difficult to maintain a satisfactory offer, because in some cases we would not be able to find drivers without merging the concepts. It’s about ensuring quality and variety for all travellers, which in turn increases value for customers.” Claim: “Avinor has an interest in the players offering as high prices as possible, so that they can pay the highest possible rent to Avinor. Avinor and the monopoly prices at Norwegian airports have a common interest in defrauding air travelers.” Answer from Joachim Lupnaav Johnsen: “This is completely wrong, as we live off the overall turnover at the airport. This means that we depend on as many people as possible shopping, and what each individual traveler leaves in total (shopping basket). Our prices and offers are therefore adapted to attract as many customers as possible, in the same way as in other merchandise trade. The goal is to offer good quality at competitive prices that make travelers choose to shop with us.” Claim: “It is striking that what I wrote ten years ago is as valid today as it was then.” Answer from Joachim Lupnaav Johnsen: “We see that more than 6.5 out of 10 travelers shop when they are out and about. This shows that most people find good value in the offer they find at our airports. We work continuously to improve and adapt our offers to meet our customers’ needs and expectations.” Published 22.07.2024, at 15.24
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SV reacts to expensive prices at airports in Norway – news Nordland
