Bournemouth Airport introduce £2.50 drop off charge
15.04.11
A new £2.50 drop-off and pick-up charge at Bournemouth Airport has been introduced. Previously vehicles had been allowed to park for free for up to 10 minutes and the fee was only applied for a stay of between 10 and 30 minutes. All vehicles are now charged £2.50 for up to 30 minutes. Marshals are on hand to assist drivers.
The move comes after a new £45m departures terminal designed to cope with three million passengers a year opened at Bournemouth in June 2010. However, during most of the winter months only one flight a day left the airport.
Rob Goldsmith, managing director, said most passengers left their cars at the airport while they were away, paying on-site parking charges ‘among the cheapest in England’. He added: 'We know that some people will be disappointed by this change. We hope they will understand that this is a commercial decision brought about by the worldwide recession and the subsequent downturn in the aviation industry.’
A number of other airports across the UK have introduced a drop-off charge, although £2.50 is at the top end of the scale even for these airports. Luton, Edinburgh, East Midlands and Newcastle all charge £1, for example.
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