Originally Posted by
Sean North
But management do set the fees. Let's compare to Bristol:
Cardiff
Landing fee between 25-200 tonnes = £23.50 per tonne
Passenger load charge = £17.50 per passenger
Bristol
Fee over 3 tonnes = £16.90 per tonne
Passenger load charge = £16.35 per passenger
Then there are other fees, of which Bristol is cheaper. Bristol is cheaper to operate from.
Of course airlines maintain flights if it is financial viable. Airport charges are a part of that. Do you really support Cardiff Airport making itself uncompetitive? You are blind to the failings of management if you do not recognise overcharging compared to your biggest competitor is folly. Cardiff Airport should be undercharging.
Where did you find those charges? Because the charges I've found on each Airports website are different:
Cardiff
Landing fee between 25-200 tonnes = £23.50 per tonne
Parking fee = £240 (Free for first 2 hours)
Security charge - £2.85 per departing passenger
Passenger load charge = £17.30 per passenger
Bristol
"Runway fee" over 3 tonnes = £18.00 per tonne
Parking fee 0-30 tonne = £21.70 per aircraft + £1.50 per tonne
Airport Safety & Security Levy = £7.26 per departing passenger
Passenger load supplement = £17.50 per passenger
BRS also has an ATC fee - over 3 tonne = £6.10 per tonne
I can't find anything as an ATC fee on CWL's charges.
So based on that, CWL charges less for passenger load, considerably less for security per departing passenger, but based on the above CWL has higher landing fee and parking fee, despite having slightly different set ups.
Also lets not forget these are standard charges and don't reflect any commercial agreement with based or regular Airlines, which we're unlikely ever to see.