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Airports: Fees and Charges

Asked by Yuan YangLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 32306

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of increases in airport drop off charges since 2021.

Answered by Mike Kane

Most airports in the UK are managed and operated as private businesses. The provision of and charging for car parking at airports, including drop-off and pick-up charges, is a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business.

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