Originally Posted by
matthew_gbr
This thread would benefit from a helipad owner who can articulate any specific time, costs and efforts that are required, e.g. addtiional ground work, insurance, licenses etc. It's entirely up to the owner to decide whether to subsidise those costs across the business or relatively direct charge them through landing fees. They might find that usage is inelastic to fees, or if it is elastic, then the loss of custom due to fees has no or negible business impact. Perhaps it just keeps away people who are penny pinchers and/or come with a sense of entitlement and/or don't understand that a business needs revenue to pay its way and its people. I love going to places where I pay a little bit more for a better class of crowd ...
i do understand that a business needs to make profit , a helipad/ heliport with the proper safety equiptment ,staff ,insurance radio ,security ,licence ect is one thing.
But a area set aside at a hotel for helicopters to land at with no security I think £150 is out of the question