Bournemouth Airport Con
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MrMichaelParticipantI recently dropped a friend at Bournemouth Airport, I was disgusted at what they were getting up to. The road to the Airport had double red lines both sides, no stopping in other words. Not double yellow lines that allow you to pick up and drop off, but a red route, generally only seen on the London strategic road network. At the end of the road is a car park and one has to pay £2.50 to pick someone up or drop them off.
So it seems the local authority (Bournemouth or New Forest) are complicit in this highway robbery. I am not surprised that airport is struggling economically when it has such sharp practice. To be honest, if it went belly up it would have only itself to blame…..good riddance. I for one will NEVER book a flight from Bournemouth.
7 Jul 2014
at 20:00
HarryMonkParticipantPaying a sensible amount to park is not a problem for me if I am waiting to pick up but paying to drop off is ridiculous
i’m not sure if this link will work but it sounds like they have got a little more professional in their pettiness than when the Google Streetcar drove past. At that time it only yellow lines, several hundred cones and crush barriers. What a mess.
7 Jul 2014
at 21:49
MartynSinclairParticipantWhilst I would view a £2.50 charge to drop/pick up as highway robbery, the airport does needs to increase revenue. Surely its still worthwhile to use the airport if there is an appropriate timed flight as the petrol cost to an alternative airport will be more than £2.50!
7 Jul 2014
at 21:50
HarryMonkParticipantIt’s not the amount, its the concept. What next? Paying to enter the terminal? Don’t forget using an airport is not free anyway, check the fare breakdown on any ticket
I’m sure one’s car could “breakdown” just short of the terminal, leaving the passenger to walk the last few yards
7 Jul 2014
at 22:00
TominScotlandParticipantMaybe non-flying visitors to airport terminals should be made to pay when, say, seeing off their loved ones – £1 a person? Some of you may remember platform tickets which allowed you to go right up to the train to say good-bye!! I seem to remember that they cost 3d…….
7 Jul 2014
at 22:34
MrMichaelParticipantOk, so you do not all agree with me, that is fair enough. Let’s consider if you were operating a struggling airport and were desperately trying to get more flights and more people through the terminal. Would this be the right way to do it, I think not. Already as it is a regional airport the fares are higher than say LGW and even SOU just up the road. I stick to my principle, would not use Bournemouth, I prefer to perhaps pay a couple of extra quid and not feel turned over. I got shafted for fifty quid by a well known national optician about six years ago, it still keeps me awake at night that I fell for the (legal) scam.
8 Jul 2014
at 06:37
MartynSinclairParticipantIn a similar vain, collecting passengers from T3 (Heathrow) cars are forced to enter the car park and pay charges otherwise you could get a fixed penalty notice. Other Heathrow Terminals, this does not happen..
Am I annoyed, sure; it increases the travel cost home. Do I feel shafted, yes….. will it stop me flying into T3….. absolutely not… its the cost of travelling…
8 Jul 2014
at 06:47
MartynSinclairParticipantAs long as the cost of the trolleys is reinvested in the service, I don’t mind paying – however, I recognise it’s hard to establish whether this happens or not, except in the quality of the “push”!
What I find more challenging, is having the requisite change ready and then remembering where I had hidden it……
8 Jul 2014
at 08:23
canuckladParticipantWould you pay an entry fee to enter ASDA ,Sainsbury’s or Tescos ?
And at EDI they justify the drop off charge as a way of advocating the use of public transport.,yet the trams have got an airport surcharge applied.
I HATE getting ripped off, especially when it’s monopolistic
8 Jul 2014
at 08:26
Poshgirl58ParticipantSeems to be normal practice at regional airports. When dropping off/picking up outside terminals stopped, Birmingham introduced a system which means you have to enter the short-stay carpark. When it first started the cost was £1 for 15 minutes. Then they quietly reduced the time to 10 minutes, it’s tight and involves some organisation at busy times. Add to that the £1 trolley cost, unlike your local supermarket you do not get your money back. The shuttle bus to longstay carpark is still free, but for how long.
It can be viewed as “biting the hands that feed them”, especially at airports like Bournemouth that rely heavily on the summer package holiday customer. What is frustrating at any airport, are the dodgers who drive round looking for a space which is free, possibly spending more than £1 in the process!
8 Jul 2014
at 08:36
MartinJParticipantWhy do so many motorists expect free roads and free parking from businesses? Building and maintaining access roads and parking space on private land (such as airports, supermarkets) costs money. These expenses are not covered by road tax and ultimatley need to shouldered by the customers. As I use public transport to virtually any airport I cannot see why a rail/bus user like me should be subsidising those who choose to arrive by car. If you use your car, be prepared to pay for it.
8 Jul 2014
at 08:57
PeterCoultasParticipantDropping off passengers outside a terminal is getting harder everywhere – being forced to leave the car in a carpark and walk across (e.g. LBA) is becoming standard practice
Its all part of Mrs May’s efforts to stop tourists (sorry terrorists) bringing car bombs to airports!
8 Jul 2014
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