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Airport parking backlash
Chris Gray.
AIRPORTS are facing mounting criticism for
charging motorists to drop off passengers.
One agent warned that Birmingham’s £1
charge for 15 minutes’ parking was making it
harder to sell holidays from the airport.
And easyJet warned that Luton’s decision to
impose a £1 charge could lead to it dropping
routes from the airport, its original base.
Birmingham has charged £1 for 15 minutes’
dropping-off time since it was forced to close its
“set down roads” for security reasons after the
terror attack on Glasgow airport in 2007. A local agent has criticised Birmingham’s £1 drop-off fee
Walsall Co-operative Travel agent Tracey
Costello said customers already complained regional general manager Paul Simmons warned
about high prices at airport shops and the it would drop routes if passenger numbers fell
drop-off charge had added to their unhappiness. due to customers’ distaste for airport charges.
AER ONE GOES: Aer Lingus says it has “People often mention it and complain. It Meanwhile, Blackpool airport said its decision
sold 250,000 seats on flights from its new just puts people off and it doesn’t help us sell to give customers free parking for up to 15 days
base at Gatwick. The Irish carrier this week holidays,” she said. and free drop-off parking for 15 minutes had
added three routes, to Munich, Nice and EasyJet has warned that Luton’s decision to paid off as customer feedback showed they were
Vienna, all going head to head with easyJet, introduce a drop-off charge could lead to fewer seeing it as a reason to use the airport.
now Gatwick’s largest carrier. Lingus passengers using the airport (TTG April 17). Blackpool is trying to regain passengers after
marked the launch by sending a lookalike The airline this week unveiled new routes, to Ryanair pulled out of the airport in protest at its
of the Queen on the first flight to Munich. Montpellier, Milan and Mahon, from Luton. But UK introduction of an airport development fee.
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