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23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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66/100
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Just weeks after the bite-sized Los Angeles area airfield’s $1.3 billion-dollar reinvention welcomed the public, travelers are already fed up over the cost of a gateside nosh.
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travelers → welcome → nosh
One irate flyer rushed to social media to alert fellow flyers that popular local Mexican eatery, Poquito Mas, was charging $25 for a basic bean and cheese burrito — no meat.
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eatery → rush → burrito
We are still doing this bulls–t?” the traveler fumed in a Reddit post.
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traveler → do → post
Outside of the airport at a separate Poquito Mas location in Burbank, the same menu item sells for just $11.95 — amounting to a massive 109% increase at the airport.
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item → sell → airport
I can buy enough bean and cheese to make burritos for a month,” one Redditor observed.
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Redditor → buy → month
“I paid $35 for the breakfast burrito and a coffee.
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I → pay → burrito
That’s absolutely ridiculous and outrageous,” another traveler reported.
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traveler → ’ → ?
Still another pointed out that the restaurant had taken a significant bite out of their budget — spending early $50 for three tacos and a bottle of water.
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restaurant → point → water
“Plan on taking out a loan,” they griped on a different Reddit thread.
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they → plan → thread
One commenter had beef with the smash burger they’d tried at an outlet called West Coast Smash — offered for a whopping $25.
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they → have → 25
Streetside, a double smash burger from the chain is sold for $15 — amounting to a 66% increase.
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burger → sell → increase
“When I flew out of the old airport a couple Thursdays ago I was surprised how much food is now.
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food → fly → airport
Even the bags of nuts inside the store were ridiculously priced compared to a 7-Eleven,” said one Redditor.
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Redditor → price → Eleven
Elsewhere in the conversation, one person pointed out they’d paid $19.95 for a single chocolate bar.
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they → point → bar
The high prices may even go against regulations, some watchers said amid the social media chatter.
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watchers → go → chatter
According to a 2025 concession document between the FAA and Hollywood Burbank, the price for food and beverage products at the airport must be no more than 15% higher than the established street price benchmark, much lower than the 66% and 109% markups travelers are seeing.
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travelers → accord → markups
The California Post reached out to airport authority officials for comment.
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Post → reach → comment
Across town, LAX is widely known for its high prices, in part attributed to the rising city-mandated minimum wage for airport employees, which currently rise above $30 in certain circumstances — a number that’s slated to soar even higher in coming years.
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that → know → years
By contrast, Burbank Airport’s employees can be paid as little as the California state minimum of $16.09 an hour.
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employees → pay → 16.09
First built in 1930, Hollywood Burbank Airport was in dire need of safety upgrades.
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Airport → build → upgrades
Plans for the new terminal were unveiled in 2023.
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Plans → unveil → 2023
The shiny new terminal opened on October 13 after just over two years of construction.
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terminal → open → construction
Spanning 355,000 square feet, the terminal features a modernized TSA security checkpoint, more spacious gate areas, and a plethora of locally-flavored food options, including Pasadena’s Jones Coffee, Guy Fieri’s Flavortown and longtime SoCal favorite Border Grill.
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terminal → span → Coffee
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