Which? slam airport rail costs
24.06.10
Consumer group Which? have researched the cost for British passengers to reach airports by train, particularly those using London airports. It has revealled that the cost of a single ticket from Glasgow to Prestwick airport cost just 17p a mile, whereas it costs £1.22 a mile on the Heathrow Express between Paddington and Heathrow.
Which? said: ‘We've found evidence suggesting that, on routes to the three biggest London airports, train companies could be deliberately bumping up fares for customers travelling to airport stations.'
When it compared the cost of travelling per mile to the station one stop before the airport on the Stansted Express, for example, there was a 24% difference between the 39p per mile you would pay from Liverpool Street to Stansted Mountfichet, and the 51p per mile you would pay to the airport instead. Which? said it would be cheaper to get out at Mountfichet and hail a cab to complete the journey!
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