Private cars face new charges for airport stops

[Jim Mason]

Private cars face new charges for airport stops

Shan Ross Scotsman Online 24/05/06

CAR drivers will have to pay to collect family and friends from two of
Scotland's major airports under a major transport and environment scheme
aimed at encouraging more people to use public transport.

The new system, under which motorists are charged £1 to park for up to two
hours at a designated "pick-up" area, began operating at Edinburgh Airport
last month.

And as of next month, motorists will be banned from picking up passengers
outside the terminal at Glasgow Airport.

Instead they will face a £1 fee, which allow them to park for 15 minutes,
rising to £2 for 30 minutes, in a designated car park designed solely for
passenger pick-ups. BAA, which runs both airports, said last night that the
changes had also become necessary because of increased security and safety
factors.

Full story at

http://business.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=299&id=768992006

which is ©2006 Scotsman.com

Extract posted with kind permission of the Scotsman Group Syndications
Dept.

[Joe Curry]

Post by Jim Mason
Private cars face new charges for airport stops

Dear God give us strength..NO CROSSPOSTING!

[The EDI Guy]

Post by Jim Mason
Private cars face new charges for airport stops
Shan Ross Scotsman Online 24/05/06
CAR drivers will have to pay to collect family and friends from two of
Scotland's major airports under a major transport and environment scheme
aimed at encouraging more people to use public transport.
The new system, under which motorists are charged £1 to park for up to two
hours at a designated "pick-up" area, began operating at Edinburgh Airport
last month.

the "official" advice from a traffic warden outside EDI the other day
was to "keep circling around the road the avoid the charge". Brilliant.

[Jim Arnold]

the "official" advice from a traffic warden outside EDI the other day was
to "keep circling around the road the avoid the charge". Brilliant.

LOL!! Have visions of cars "para-dropping" their pax, ...1st flypast, mum
gets flung out the door, 2nd flypast wee jimmy jumps,3rd flypast wee senga
jumps, 4th flypast dad remote pops the boot,and they all run with the car
grabbing the luggage ....

[Joe Curry]

Post by Jim Arnold
LOL!! Have visions of cars "para-dropping" their pax, ...1st flypast, mum

Another crossposter..dear oh dear..

[Allen McLaughlin]

Post by Jim Arnold

the "official" advice from a traffic warden outside EDI the other day was
to "keep circling around the road the avoid the charge". Brilliant.

LOL!! Have visions of cars "para-dropping" their pax, ...1st flypast, mum
gets flung out the door, 2nd flypast wee jimmy jumps,3rd flypast wee senga
jumps, 4th flypast dad remote pops the boot,and they all run with the car
grabbing the luggage ....

I'm sure management types at PIK are rubbing their hands with glee at
this announcement ? GLA's Mr Barr appears to have found another way of
squeezing £'s out of honest punters, most of whom obviously are
regular 'cash heavy' business orientated travellers.... (not).

Yep, air travel is fast becoming the domain of the wealthy once again.

[Kingfisher]

No Crossposting to this group, thanks.

Post by Jim Arnold

the "official" advice from a traffic warden outside EDI the other day was
to "keep circling around the road the avoid the charge". Brilliant.

LOL!! Have visions of cars "para-dropping" their pax, ...1st flypast, mum
gets flung out the door, 2nd flypast wee jimmy jumps,3rd flypast wee senga
jumps, 4th flypast dad remote pops the boot,and they all run with the car
grabbing the luggage ....

I'm sure management types at PIK are rubbing their hands with glee at
this announcement ? GLA's Mr Barr appears to have found another way of
squeezing £'s out of honest punters, most of whom obviously are
regular 'cash heavy' business orientated travellers.... (not).

Yep, air travel is fast becoming the domain of the wealthy once again.

[Joe Curry]

Post by Kingfisher
No Crossposting to this group, thanks.

Blame the OP Alan, folk blindly follow-up crossposts with checking where
their replies are going..

Hence why it was crossposted to aaug?

[Joe Curry]

Post by Allen McLaughlin
Yep, air travel is fast becoming the domain of the wealthy once again.

Bad news for EGPF then?

[Joe Curry]

Post by The EDI Guy
the "official" advice from a traffic warden outside EDI the other day
was to "keep circling around the road the avoid the charge". Brilliant.

I take it he was Irish too?
btw..no crossposting..my reply is exclusive to alt.airports.uk.humberside

[John Reid]

Post by Joe Curry

Post by The EDI Guy
the "official" advice from a traffic warden outside EDI the other day
was to "keep circling around the road the avoid the charge". Brilliant.

I take it he was Irish too?
btw..no crossposting..my reply is exclusive to alt.airports.uk.humberside

Your reply won't be seen by anyone then will it? You have to reply to a
cross post with one, or your post will not be read by others in other
groups who don't happen to subscribe here, but then I know you don't
understand how cross posting works.