We passed an anti-price gouging law in Portland years ago that is simple and brilliant.
Every store inside the airport must sell items at the same price they’d be in a normal store inside city limits.
It’s a bit of a shock when you buy a bottle of water there for $2, then on your return trip it’s $8 somewhere else.
Every airport in every city should have this law.
Yes, it's definitely made Portland PDX one of my favorite to fly through. It's got good coffee and good draft beer too, what's not to like?
In addition, all the airport staff seem to be consistently nice and considerate, including DHS screening people.
I think the airport management must be putting considerable effort into training and inculcating a positive culture there.
Matthew Haughey
Clifton Royston