Airports: Fees and Charges
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to regulate airport drop off charges.
Answered by Keir Mather
The department has no plans to regulate car parking and drop-off charges at UK airports. Decisions on the provision and pricing of airport parking remain a commercial matter for individual operators.
Parking revenue, including that from drop-off charges, is an important source of income for airports, supporting investment in future infrastructure and upgrades, enhancing public transport options, and helping to manage congestion around airport sites.
Many airports across the UK offer free drop-off alternatives, either within walking distance of the airport or via a complementary shuttle bus service.
The department will continue to engage with operators to ensure that, where airports choose to charge, they are implemented in a way that is fair and transparent.
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