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Are they the ones buying water companies? 😱

Fair point

Granted it's more appropriate for dropping off passengers. Off site parking for free if flights are delayed would be helpful. At Heathrow the long stay has a 2 hour free period which could be used to much the same effect.

Manchester 5 quid for 5 minutes- then 100

It's the same pattern as leasehold service charges and cloud data storage. Create a dependency, then go in for the kill. Legalised extortion. Capitalism at its best.

What happens when business C*Os "forget" why their businesses even exist.

Airports exist to serve the transiting passenger. Drop-off charges are simple extortion.

Yeah ... and talk about data protection, MAG were hacked and my data stolen from using Stansted for parking, since which I keep receiving emails about not paying my tv licence pay using this link ... hah. They should be fined for allowing the hack and NOT protecting my data!

These charges infuriate me. Same for any and every hotel junk fee. And surge pricing. Just rip offs.

Total rip off of the public! Both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports have no rail links and the public transport links eg bus and tram links are inadequate

On my way to dropping somebody off at Stansted I literally saw a holiday-maker walking along an A road with their luggage! When this predatory price gouging greed finally kills someone, they still won’t fucking stop 

About time! Manchester is a nightmare, even charges a non returnable £1 for a luggage trolley. Pirates.

Indeed. The UK seems to specialise in reviews that don't lead to change.

For Heathrow and Gatwick, there are good public transport options. Other airports are more variable. Last time I was flying from Manchester, the 10am flight on a Sunday was too early for me to get there by train, which would be my usual choice. Humberside is my nearest, but options are very limited!

Ending predatory practices calls for a government that is not drowning in "donations" from businesses that want favours from the government. If I stop in my car on a public highway, to drop a passenger off, why should the business at that kerbside charge me?

Public transport from Glasgow Buchanan street to Glasgow airport is good!

Wow. Most would usually say increase it as only the rich fly?

We have to drop my disabled father off at Gatwick or Heathrow quite regularly. He has a blue badge and needs a wheelchair from the vehicle to the terminal and vise versa on return. It costs at least £14 and once after a delay just under £35 the system is rigid to discriminate against the disabled.

Total rip off.

Absolutely disgraceful. Sums up capitalist, rip-off UK perfectly. My local airport in Munich has a 5 minute grace period for dropping off and picking up; after that, you start to pay.

Hoist them don’t drop them. Air flights contribute massively to climate change

Airports are generally a rip off. Although, to be fair I know at Heathrow and Luton you can drop off at the long stay car park for free, with free shuttle bus to the terminal, but this takes a lot longer and not suitable for disabled.

Scams are shut down, not reviewed!

Something about carbon footprint and flying and climate change.

They’re doing all this under regulatory systems around private parking. Except, dropping off isn’t parking and doesn’t even come under the same commercial model (keeping spaces free for genuine customers). The whole scam needs scrapping entirely.

Easy when you live nearby or just in your own - don’t be so spiteful

We paid for parking at Gatwick, the lanes were partially closed due to several police vans with dogs , it wasn’t clear , we ended up going through the drop off and had to pay to get back round to the parking Daylight fucking robbery

Now whenever news like this pops up I now always thing that politicians are on the mooch. As in, we want a cut, or we will regulate you. So, expect bungs to be inbound and for this to just disappear under that latest coat of white paint.

This is endemic in all businesses at the moment. We need to move towards not-for-profit. It's a big change, and it will take a long time, but we need to turn the tide. Profit is not essential if budgeting is sound.

All the more reason to go @flightfreeuk.bsky.social 👍 And if you have to fly, use the bus or train to get there . . .

About time!!!

Any opportunity to squeeze money out to people. Scandi countries are frowned upon for their high taxes but are likely better off when you add everything up.

Privatization always results in the public getting screwed.

It should be stopped. End of.

It's possible to run automated systems without anyone being involved.

Staff leaving a shift after dark is extremely dangerous. Lots of appointments are barcoded so it won't require legions of administrative staff.

It’s still always full though. They must make a fortune.