mikelincs

Luton airport is going to charge 1GBP for people to drop passengers at the terminal! Charge to come into effect sometime after April 29th. This is in addition to the 1 quid charge for trolleys, 1 quid for the clear plastic bags for liquids and 3 quid to jump the security queue. And people though Ryanair were bad?

fionamw

What, just to drop? God and we thought Bristol was bad at about £2.50 for 10 minutes or so in shortstay...... and Norwich (which has now lost Spanish destinations because....) they charge £5 for simply being a departing passenger

TheArmChairDetective

3 quid to jump the security queue, how does that work? Is it legal?

mikelincs

You don't jump it, just get fast tracked.... and the company that owns Luton also own Bristol AFAIK.

TheArmChairDetective

Never seen fast track security in Bristol, thanks for the tip. I'll stick to the queue, it's fun watching for worried faces

fionamw

Stansted, bless´em, have FREE (yes, whisper it, they might cotton on...) plastic bags. Pick chin from floor......

Hondon Voyager

I have just been told today that it costs £2 for a drop off at Stansted

jdr

Have they put in a tollgate then ?

How much does the bus driver pay ?

Don`t read the paper on April fools day. ;-))

fionamw

If you're dropping off, it's no problem - pull in, turf passengers out, cursory farewell & be on your way. Bristol? No chance - you have to go in the shortstay car park which I believe costs if you're there for more than about 10 minutes.
However picking up at Stansted costs, and how..... thankfully I don't know how much it cost cos I was the one being picked up, but you have no option but to go to the pickup point, which is in a barriered car park so you have to pay on exit, I think it was again about £2.50.

mikelincs

At Luton there will be a barrier at the end of the drop off lane, and it will cost a quid to get past.

TheArmChairDetective

I cant get over this speedy security thing for £3.
What happens when everyone pays it?

jdr

What happens if someone refuses to pay, a total airport shutdown ?

fionamw

Very good point - a variation on what I was wondering when my (then) 15 year old daughter flew on her own from Norwich just when they brought in a £5 fee for every departing passenger. If she hadn't had the money on her what then?