Airline slams Dundee Airport parking charge plans
17.11.09
The introduction of parking charges at Dundee Airport will be bad for business, the airline that runs the city’s flights to London City has claimed. Patrick Edmond, the commercial general manager of CityJet, said the airline was ‘disappointed’ with the plans, and hoped it would be reversed.
Motorists will have to pay to park on the airport from November 30 in a move designed to raise revenue and stop people who are not using the airport parking there. Highlands and Islands Airports initially planned to introduce the parking scheme in May, but deferred the date of implementation as a result of the poor economic climate. Inglis Lyon, managing director of the Scottish Government-owned operator, said passenger numbers have now picked up sufficiently for them to go ahead with the move.
Under the new parking arrangements there will be a short-stay car park with a maximum stay of two hours charged at £1.40 an hour. There will also be two long-stay car parks with charges of £3 for up to four hours, £4.20 up to six hours, £5 up to 8 hours and £5.50 for a full day. A five-day rate of £20 and £28 for seven days will also be available.
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