Passengers slam Durham Tees Valley Airport access charge
21.10.10
Passenger charges to use Durham Tees Valley Airport are ‘outrageous’ according to nearly three-quarters of local residents surveyed by a local newspaper. Of the over 200 responses to the Evening Gazette’s survey on the new surcharge to be introduced next month just to use the terminal, 154 people said the plans were outrageous. And 64.6% said the surcharge would put them off using the airport.
The Gazette ran its online survey on the issue after Durham Tees Valley Airport announced last Friday that it would introduce the surcharge of £6 for adults and £3 for those aged 3 to 15 from November 15. The move is an attempt to secure the future of the airport, with the charges set to bring in around £500,000 per year.
The survey showed that families on Teesside - at a time when the area has been hard-hit by the recession and faces further threats from budget cuts - are unsympathetic. More than half - 52.6% - also said they no longer feel the same loyalty to the airport since the name change from Teesside Airport.
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