Originally Posted by
pbarnette
Europeans are very willing to pay for drinks on planes, as evidenced by the proliferation of ultra-LCCs across the continent, the popularity of package holidays, and the no-free-water policies on intra-European flights at some legacy carriers, like SK.
Considering the initial cost of a Ryanair ticket, I can understand why they have the fees. However, even on Ryanair, the cost different between a full can of soda and full can of beer is about 0.50EUR. I stand by my statement that Europeans are not going to pay $7 for a beer when the soda is free.