You're complaining about being charged for spending over 10 minutes in the drop off zone when you were actually being picked up?!
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I’ve just checked the Edinburgh airport car parking webpage: Long stay car park 0-30 minutes is FREE.
Looks like that’s the price you’ve paid for the “necessary” convenience :ok: |
Used to operate in and out of Edi many times. It’s not an airport, it’s a shopping mall with a runway. ridiculous charges. The taxi drivers are getting fleeced as well.
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Better to add £10 to your airfare for airport charges and make the pickup free. That way you would be happy.
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Originally Posted by LTNman
(Post 10920563)
That way you would be happy.
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£10 seems reasonable to me if you're spending unnecessary time in the pick up zone. The charges are very clearly advertised before you enter the area and not only that but EDI revealed these new charges some time ago on their website and social media channels and it also got the attention of local media too.
As you say, Aviation is in the doldrums. Do you expect the airport to run on thin air? They have every right to make money off the very few people who are using it these days. Why on earth would you expect Otherwise? |
I agree it looks extortionate but of course if there was no charge you'd have to have a very large waiting areas as people would arrive early or wait until people get out from airside - LHR used to have that problem at all their terminals 20 years ago.
i'm sure they'd say you're paying for the convenience of not using public transport to get you to your destination or somewhere cheaper to be picked up. Its really just part of the democratisation (or Ryanisation) of the airline business - 60 years ago you were special - now you're treated as if you where on a local bus - you get what you pay for.............. if you're rich enough you can still get a car to the steps of your private jet |
You can walk to the park & ride and get picked up there. It's free and you get the health benefits of a walk :)
(Other unofficial pickup points are available nearby but frowned upon by EAL).... |
Originally Posted by mike current
(Post 10921355)
(Other unofficial pickup points are available nearby but frowned upon by EAL)....
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
(Post 10921237)
I agree it looks extortionate but of course if there was no charge you'd have to have a very large waiting areas as people would arrive early or wait until people get out from airside - LHR used to have that problem at all their terminals 20 years ago.
i'm sure they'd say you're paying for the convenience of not using public transport to get you to your destination or somewhere cheaper to be picked up. Its really just part of the democratisation (or Ryanisation) of the airline business - 60 years ago you were special - now you're treated as if you where on a local bus - you get what you pay for.............. if you're rich enough you can still get a car to the steps of your private jet |
It's a case of people can take a good idea too far. Unbundling of costs was a godsend to low cost travel. But the idea has been taken to extremes, with the concept of paying for a better seat now extended to paying to ensure you don't have a bad seat. The notion of having a proper meal included has gone as far as to have no tea or coffee included at all. There is a nice balance that people would pay a tiny bit more for to avoid hassle, but everyone in strategy and direction is fixated on following the crowd and not being left behind. Ryanair went from being the great innovater to being the new normal.
I am praying for some innovation in the other direction, because fundamentally, flying short haul is a pretty subpar experience and there are ways to improve this with marginal gains that could make a decent difference. But not in a collapsed post COVID industry. |
Evidence BA & a Greggs sausage roll.
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Originally Posted by BA318
(Post 10921841)
LHR doesn’t charge to drop passengers off. They have an ANPR system which will fine you for picking passengers up at the drop off point but there are not long queues. If they want to make money off passengers fair enough but let’s not make this out like it is necessary to control the terrible queues caused when no charge is in place because that doesn’t happen at far busier airports.
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Rather bizarrely Ryanair have loaded in 2x weekly EDI-STN flights from the 4th of December until the 8th of January. Dates after that show a loading sign so possibly more to come. Flights will be operated by Ryanair UK.
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Originally Posted by Plane mad 134
(Post 10925049)
Rather bizarrely Ryanair have loaded in 2x weekly EDI-STN flights from the 4th of December until the 8th of January. Dates after that show a loading sign so possibly more to come. Flights will be operated by Ryanair UK.
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Originally Posted by Plane mad 134
(Post 10925049)
Rather bizarrely Ryanair have loaded in 2x weekly EDI-STN flights from the 4th of December until the 8th of January. Dates after that show a loading sign so possibly more to come. Flights will be operated by Ryanair UK.
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Ryanair just titling the added STN service as flying UK students ho ho-home for Christmas.
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No use schedule (currently). Fingers crossed for more...
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