What is the most bought item in an airport?

It turns out people's top priority in an airport, besides making their flight, is staying hydrated. Despite the high price of bottled water at the gate, it's the number one item purchased in Hudson's travel essential stores in the United States.



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Bottled water is not only number one, it's number one through five – with Dasani's bottled 20 oz taking first place and Glaceau's Smartwater 23.8 oz coming in fifth. What else do passengers want? Chocolate!

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Recent findings found that the top five items purchased in airports were all brands of bottled water, with brands like Dasani, Aquafina, Glaceau Smartwater, and Fiji being the top-selling brands.

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These are stores that sell all kinds of products for which a “duty” (a local import tax or fee placed on goods by government entities) is not included. Normally, buying products in a duty-free shop allows travelers to save money on liquor, tobacco, fragrances, cosmetics, luxury items, candy, and more.

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Hudson Group, the largest travel retailer in North America and operator of more than 150 stores in airports and transportation terminals, released a list of its most purchased items last year, CNN reports. On it were beverages such as bottled water, and chocolate, of course.

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Based on ACI World's Airport Service Quality programme, the most important drivers of satisfaction are the airport ambience, the discretionary time including food and beverage, retail areas and the entertainment activities including the Wi-Fi, the security process and, of course, the human factor.

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The truth is, for a lot of products, there isn't always much difference between duty-free and the prices you can get at home — especially if you're prepared to hunt online. The key differentials are tobacco and alcohol, which are both usually taxed heavily and therefore can be bought for a lot less at the airport.

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Check out 2022's most confiscated items below.
  • Fentanyl candy wrappers found at LAX airport (Los Angeles International Airport)
  • Gun inside of a raw chicken at FLL airport (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport)
  • Handgun found inside jars of peanut butter at JFK airport (John F.


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One of the most common items the TSA confiscates is firearms. Most people forget them in their carry-on bags, and the agent has no choice but to take them. It's worth mentioning that even when weapons are in checked luggage, TSA may confiscate them.

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A group of international investors has won a bankruptcy auction for an abandoned airport in central Spain with a €10,000 (£7,000) offer - 100,000 times less than it cost to build.

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Electronics Lindsay Sakraida, director of content marketing with shopping comparison website DealNews, said: “Electronics purchased at the airport will cost you significantly more than if you had bought them ahead of time.

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Nonetheless, it is possible to live in airports because they do offer many of the basic amenities needed for survival: food, water, bathrooms and shelter. And while airport operations do not necessarily run 24/7, airport terminals often open very early in the morning and stay open until very late at night.

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TSA makes every effort to reunite passengers with items left behind at the airport checkpoint. Lost and found items retained by TSA for a minimum of thirty (30) days, and if not claimed, are either destroyed, turned over to a state agency for surplus property, or sold by TSA as excess property.

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Why Does the TSA Swab Hands? The Transportation Security Administration randomly swabs passengers' hands at security checkpoints and airport gates to test them for traces of explosives. The TSA swabs are analyzed for nitroglycerin, nitrates, glycerin, or other chemicals.

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A lot of travelers end up buying food at the airport, especially if they're on a long layover or their flight is going to make them miss a mealtime. But airport food tends to be far more expensive than what you'd pay for a similar item at a grocery store.

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