Cardiff Airport parking changes
01.07.10
Construction work on a new layout outside the Cardiff Airport terminal building has been completed and, from next Monday (July 5) new Priority drop & go and Priority pick up areas will come into operation, with a fee of £1 to be charged. The airport has also made changes to its long stay car parks, to further add to the confusion just as the summer peak begins !
The changes mean visitors to the airport will have the option of using the new Priority drop & go and Priority pick up areas outside the terminal building, or a free drop off & pick up area in Long Stay 1 car park, a 'short distance' from the terminal building. New highway signs have been erected on all approach roads and within the airport site directing visitors to the new parking facilities and providing information regarding the new drop off and pick up options.
The Free drop off & pick up area will be available in the renamed Long Stay 1, formerly the Long Stay 2 car park, and a free special assistance vehicle for passengers with restricted mobility will also be available. The first 20 minutes will be free of charge with the usual parking rates applied thereafter.
Access to the Priority drop & go area in front of the terminal building will be available for up to 10 minutes, at a charge of £1 and 20 minutes for disabled blue badge holders. The Priority drop & go area will be barrier controlled where those wishing to use the facility will simply slot in a £1 coin into the barrier on exiting the area in front of the terminal building.
For the Priority pick up area paying the £1 fee will entitle those picking up passengers 20 minutes in the short stay car park, located close to the terminal building. After 20 minutes parking will be charged at the standard tariff.
As part of the redesign the existing car parks have been renamed and colour coded, with new signage installed: Long stay 1 (yellow) = Long stay 2; Long stay 2 (green) = Long stay 1. Please do not ask us why they would do this just as the summer peak is about to start, as we do not know either !
The airport has justified the changes by stating: 'Other UK airports such as Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and London Luton all operate similar procedures and charges for drop off and pick up of passengers,' but they can expect a press and passenger backlash.
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