Unsurprisingly, many disgruntled people have blasted the price hike as 'ridiculous.'
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has faced criticism for raising the rate of a drop off car park to £25 an hour.
The fee was described as ‘ridiculous’ on social media, but bosses have defended the move as a way to make extra money to make up for the hammering taken by the aviation industry due to the coronavirus outbreak. It also aims to discourage people from hanging around in the Express Drop Off zone for too long and taking up space. The new charges mean drivers will have to pay £4 for up to 10 minutes in the zone, £10 for up to 20 minutes before having to pay £25 for up to an hour.The charge goes up to £50 for a 24 hour stay, with a further £50 charged for every additional 24 hours after that, which many people thought was a tad too steep.
The spokesman pointed out that unlike many other airports, drivers can park for up to 40 minutes for free in the Drop off 2 car park – a 5-10 minute walk to the terminal – and stays of up to 30 minutes at the short stay multi-storey car park. Stays of up to 30 minutes in the short stay multi-storey car park adjacent to the express drop off zone remain at £6, he added.
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