Originally Posted by
tribekey
My particular experience is that no liquids/butter/yoghurts etc are allowed airside and therefore i am currently expected to work up to 9 hours with only water to drink.
Can someone please explain why this situation persists when "duty free" shops and restaurants which are airside can bound along business as usual, raking in some of the highest margins in retail and catering for the airport operator (and of course pax can take such purchased items right inside the aircraft with them), but that same operator will not allow these items to be taken in by ATC personnel (read no profit margin for the airport operator).
Security concerns my posterior.