Aberdeen to introduce £1 drop-off fee
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at 15:39 by peter19.
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peter19ParticipantWe know Aberdeen are looking at improvements to the terminal and therefore looking for additional income. It does seem a way to replace the income while the passenger numbers are low with the sate of oil industry when actually they should be encouraging people to come to the airport.
As Speedbird_ABZ has mentioned it was never congested in the first place. It’s not as if we have many options to get to the airport either i imagine car (between taxi and private) is 90% + of the arriving traffic.The last pick up I did for a relative was carrying hand baggage only so I picked her up at a safe spot up to road above the main roundabout. I was running 10 minutes to be fair late but she just walked up through the car park.
This seems to be a increasing trend for airports around the UK and I wonder how far it will go.
12 Apr 2016
at 07:35
AMcWhirterParticipantpeter19 – It would appear that ABZ is following in the footsteps of EDI.
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/100807/edinburgh-airport-triples-car-drop-off-fees
As we have explained before, all UK airports are looking for new revenue sources in today’s marketplace.
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/100807/edinburgh-airport-triples-car-drop-off-fees
Remember that some smaller airports go even further and charge all passengers a “development fee” which must be paid before they can enter the departures lounge.
12 Apr 2016
at 09:41
peter19ParticipantJust to update there is now a petition online regarding the increased drop off charges at Aberdeen Airport following a bit of a hammering on social media.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-36081906
Was there any backlash to any of the other UK airports when this was introduced?
19 Apr 2016
at 11:40
AMcWhirterParticipantpeter19 – Lots of negative comments. There certainly was a huge backlash in EDI. Check previous copies of local press.
Here are just two examples of what BT readers’ comments:
http://www.businesstraveller.com/discussion/topic/Aberdeen-to-introduce-A-pound-1-drop-off-fee
http://www.businesstraveller.com/discussion/topic/Bournemouth-Airport-Con
19 Apr 2016
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