Yang Jian/Shanghai Daily news
Pudong International Airport has begun to cut food and product prices about
25 percent to match those in the city¡¯s Metro stations, a newspaper reported
today.
Prices in the city¡¯s two airports have always been inflated compared to other
places. The price of mineral water would be double that of supermarkets.
The airport has dropped prices on 200 kinds of food by 28 percent and 100
categories of products by 22 percent, the Youth Daily said.
The airport has required 12 shops to slash prices, the report said, citing an
official of the airport who is in charge retail businesses. He said the airport
would check prices frequently to ensure shop owners are following the rules.
The airport planned to cut prices of another 500 categories of commodities in
two months as the second batch of 18 airline companies will move to Terminal Two
on April 29, the official added.
The airport will categorize the restaurants and adjust prices based on
various standards, said the official.
The airport will adjust the prices of bottom-level restaurants to match those
at the city¡¯s South Railway Station, Zhongshan Park Metro Station and traffic
hubs, he said.
Mid-level restaurants will match prices according to those in downtown areas.
The price of high-level restaurants will be required to be kept in line with
those at four-star hotels.
The airport plans to build a 10,000-squre-meter shopping area for cheap
restaurants and discounted clothes between the two terminals, the report said,
citing the official.
Terminal Two opened on March 26. Pudong airport can now handle an annual
passenger flow of about 60 million people, more than double its previous
capacity, previous reports said.