East Midlands Airport brings in £1 drop-off fee
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East Midlands Airport brings in £1 drop-off fee
Brum have been doing this for quite some time now. I get the taxi to drop me off at the Long Stay (15 mins free) and I take the shuttle bus to the terminal. It adds between 5 to 7 mins of time which is of little significance.
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Maybe Ms Coates has had a few pints with Ryanair management in Diseworth and came up with the idea 
Penny Coates, EMA Managing Director said,
“We are delighted that Ryanair continues to grow its Nottingham East Midlands base. The 27 routes they now offer have added significantly to the range of destinations enjoyed by the people of the Midlands and have played an important part in assisting EMA in fulfilling its role as wealth generator for the region.”
Penny Coates, EMA Managing Director said,
“We are delighted that Ryanair continues to grow its Nottingham East Midlands base. The 27 routes they now offer have added significantly to the range of destinations enjoyed by the people of the Midlands and have played an important part in assisting EMA in fulfilling its role as wealth generator for the region.”
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...the continuing degradation which seems to have no end.
This is what I have become, and the worst thing is - I know I am like this and I just don't care
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East Midlands Airport brings in £1 drop-off fee
: ''London Luton Airport notes that Bagport, the company running our trolley concession, has increased the fee it charges to hire a trolley from £1 to £2.
I'm a little puzzled as to why so many people are turning grumpy over this. The idea of a company offering a product cheaply, and then charging customers all sorts of extra charges for the things they need to go with it was dreamt up a long time ago.
Many people, certainly most grumpy old men, will have a razor. Gillette usually sell (manual) razors at a loss. They know however that people need the blades to go with them, and because the razor is shaped in a way that the only blades which fit are the ones made by Gillette, they know that people will keep on buying Gillette products. The blades of course are highly profitable.
Thus the customer is lured in with an attractive initial offer (cheap flight or cheap razor), but over time ends up paying for the subsidy through other means (drop-off charges or replacement blades)
Both Gillette and airport companies need to make their money somehow. Once upon a time, you paid a big fee to the airport purely through the ticket fare. Now you pay that profit margin through a mix of ticket fare and drop-off charges.
Many people, certainly most grumpy old men, will have a razor. Gillette usually sell (manual) razors at a loss. They know however that people need the blades to go with them, and because the razor is shaped in a way that the only blades which fit are the ones made by Gillette, they know that people will keep on buying Gillette products. The blades of course are highly profitable.
Thus the customer is lured in with an attractive initial offer (cheap flight or cheap razor), but over time ends up paying for the subsidy through other means (drop-off charges or replacement blades)
Both Gillette and airport companies need to make their money somehow. Once upon a time, you paid a big fee to the airport purely through the ticket fare. Now you pay that profit margin through a mix of ticket fare and drop-off charges.
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Not to mention the way that mobile phones are sold in the UK!!!! "Would you like a free upgrade of your phone? Just sign up for another 24 months during which we may vary rates at out will." Humans want to pay less money, so they always go for the headline figure. Always have and always will.
John Glenn, the first American to go into orbit, when asked what went through his mind while he was crouched in the rocket nose-cone, awaiting blastoff. He wryly replied "I was thinking that the rocket had twenty thousand components, and each was made by the lowest bidder".
John Glenn, the first American to go into orbit, when asked what went through his mind while he was crouched in the rocket nose-cone, awaiting blastoff. He wryly replied "I was thinking that the rocket had twenty thousand components, and each was made by the lowest bidder".
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In the great scheme of things £1 isn't a huge amount to pay but rather than the amount charged I think it is the principle (no pun intended) behind it.
There is an argument which says that airports are there to provide a service to the travelling public. Do railway stations charge a drop off fee? The main station in Nottingham has a 20 minute drop off zone which is free. Ok different numbers but I feel there is a principle here. Do they have drop off fees at airports in France or USA? What reaction would people in those countries have to the imposition of a charge?
If they are so worried about passengers behind dropped off by road transport then why not build a railway station at the airport on the Nottingham/London line instead of the hideous Parkway station which doesn't even have a shuttle bus to the airport anymore so that you have to use a taxi.
There is an argument which says that airports are there to provide a service to the travelling public. Do railway stations charge a drop off fee? The main station in Nottingham has a 20 minute drop off zone which is free. Ok different numbers but I feel there is a principle here. Do they have drop off fees at airports in France or USA? What reaction would people in those countries have to the imposition of a charge?
If they are so worried about passengers behind dropped off by road transport then why not build a railway station at the airport on the Nottingham/London line instead of the hideous Parkway station which doesn't even have a shuttle bus to the airport anymore so that you have to use a taxi.
Am I missing something or is it TOTALLY FORBIDDEN to stop momentarily in front of the terminal to enable someone to get in/out of a car and retrieve their luggage?
Only one thing for it, chaps - practice the commando roll, wear robust clothing and exit the vehicle at speed......
Only one thing for it, chaps - practice the commando roll, wear robust clothing and exit the vehicle at speed......
Am I missing something or is it TOTALLY FORBIDDEN to stop momentarily in front of the terminal to enable someone to get in/out of a car and retrieve their luggage?
Seriously, I thought a part of the passenger airport tax we pay on our tickets went towards passenger services. It's time the Government looked a little more closely at all these additional charges such as drop-off and baggage trolley charges to name two.
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Oh my goodness...I have to show that video to my husband.
Loved the part about self-examination though until they are clamped as hard as they do women's breasts during examinations men really don't have too much to complain about.
Loved the part about self-examination though until they are clamped as hard as they do women's breasts during examinations men really don't have too much to complain about.
Regrettably, the Monopolies Commission seem totally toothless about such things - look at the Olympic limitations on not taking a drink into the stadium. That should be made illegal with a £100,000 fine every time they break it!
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I get more and more amused by these excuses for doing things because of the government protecting us from "terrorism".
I wasn't at all surprised recently when someone high up in the anti-terrorism system voiced disquiet about the spending cuts and that it would leave UK more liable to terrorist attacks. Well, as somebody once famously said, "He would say that, wouldn't he?". A whole new Empire has been created with many vested interest to supposedly "protect us".
I wasn't at all surprised recently when someone high up in the anti-terrorism system voiced disquiet about the spending cuts and that it would leave UK more liable to terrorist attacks. Well, as somebody once famously said, "He would say that, wouldn't he?". A whole new Empire has been created with many vested interest to supposedly "protect us".
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LTN do the same I believe, it's just another money laundering service for the airport to contribute to the management bonuses. I guess they might ask FR to sponsor it Bob!. Shame folk don't dump pax at the garage or outside the security hut 
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Shame folk don't dump pax at the garage or outside the security hut
This craze must be catching - just been to the local M & S which is adjacent to a municipal car park which, until recently, between 0800 and 1800 Mon-Sat was £1.00 for 2 hours (quite reasonable as it's busy in the day). I choose to shop late to avoid the queues and the parking charges. You've probably guessed it - there is now a £1 charge between 1800 and 2359. When I spoke to the sales assistant at M & S she said even some of the staff had been caught out by the change!
Needless to say I parked for free on the road just round the corner - we'll have to pay to breathe soon.