Airport Parking charges rise to £5 for 10 minutes at drop-off zone
PARKING charges at Bristol Airport are going up again – and will now be £5 for 10 minutes at its drop-off point.
Last year, the airport increased charges to £4 for 10 minutes at its most expensive car park, having risen to £3 in 2019 after having a £1 fee.
This comes after just last month a customer criticised the parking charges at the airport, branding them a “rip-off ”.
New tariffs are also being brought in to the airport’s short stay car park, with the new prices being introduced on Tuesday, November 16.
The airport has said the price increase is necessary to reduce financial losses caused by the pandemic.
Here are the new tariffs in full (listed is the new price, followed by the current price in brackets):
Drop and Go car park
Up to 10 minutes: £5 (£4)10-20 minutes: £7 (£6)20-40 minutes: £10 (£9)40-60 minutes: £20 (£20)
Short Stay and Pick Up
Up to 20 minutes: £5 (£3.50)2040 minutes: £7 (£6)40-60 minutes: £10 (£9)1-2 hours: £12 (£11)
In a statement, the airport said: “Like other UK airports, Bristol Airport has been significantly impacted by the pandemic and this price increase is a commercial decision to reduce financial losses.
“The cost of using our ‘Drop & Go’ car park for a ten-minute stay will increase from £4 to £5, reflecting our intention for this area to see a rapid turnover of vehicles rather than longer stay lengths, which causes congestion within the confined number of spaces available.
“Higher costs will be placed on ‘kiss and fly’ journeys to the airport, which are the most inefficient form of transport and the highest generators of car traffic, encouraging the use of more sustainable forms of transport to the airport, including public transport.
“Customers who are dropping off family and friends who have a Blue Badge, will continue to be able to use the Drop & Go area for 30 minutes free of charge.”
The airport reminded customers there are a choice of other car park options available including the short stay car park and the Waiting Zone, which offers free parking for an hour by the entrance to Silver Zone to the south of the terminal.
It added: “Drivers can wait for 60 minutes free of charge in this area, before relocating to the collect customers from the car parks closer to the terminal. A courtesy bus transfer bus service is also available between the Waiting Zone and terminal.”
After one-hour charges at the Waiting Zone are £25 for one to two hours, with each hour afterwards being charged at £20.