tbh an overpriced sausage sarnie & coffee is all part of the going on hols routine, last few times we went there was a eastern european bloke on the cafe check out, who cracks on to the mrs a bit, and trys a few funnies which seem to get lost in translation, she's not the happiest of flyers and nigh on 20 years experience tells me she doesn't do 6am funnies, so you can see the tumbleweed drift past the till.

Exactly. 7/8quid each on a breakfast/dinner etc is just the norm. All part of going through an airport.

I was in WHSmiths in Manchester Airport in May and this lass on the checkout at 10am was getting peeved at how many people complained about the price. She said to me "wish they would shut up, it's a f00king airport, they should expect it to be over priced".
I asked her how long she had worked there. She said "about an hour and half"

I don't think she'll be working there now as I type this.

went from leeds in july.the food, in the one place that was open, was frankly rubbish. have a good meal before you go and stack up on the pringles!!!!!!!!

As someone else has pointed out the only food outlets other than the airport are a good 15 to 20 minute walk away at Murgatroyds + Brewers Fayre + a.n.other chippie which are all situated at a traffic light junction on the main road.

It is a good long walk though, they are on the opposite side of the airport to the Travelodge so you have to do a big circle around it, if you're not into walking then use one of the several taxis that park in the Travelodge car park since you can't park anywhere within ten miles of the place now (another reason why I won't use airports).

If you're walking then turn right as you come out of the TL, walk past the airport until you come to a roundabout on the main road, turn left and continue on that road through the tunnel under the runway and just when you think you've walked too far you'll find the next junction and your food outlets.

Just don't take a wrong turning as you're in the middle of nowhere, if I see you walking past my house I'll turn you around and send you back

Local folklore is that The Fountain is the chippy of choice between it and Murgatroyds, can't say I've ever used it myself though.

As for airports - their hassles aren't going to bother me for a long, long time, not if I have anything to do with it anyway.

Wish I could say the same.

LBA is going to be absolute carnage when Ryanair move in.

Agreed.

Won't someone please think of the kittens?

Ssshhhhh....that is indeed a local secret only those living in Rawdon & Yeadon are aware of. How else could a little chippy survive in the shadow of it's massive neighbour across t'road

You;ve done it now.

I'm going to have have a chippy tea tomorrow!

What's the chippy called that is diagonally across the junction from Murgatroyds ? Is that the Fountain ?

Yes it is.