Insider
Neil Lancefield & Peter A Walker
15 July 2024
Edinburgh Airport now charges people £5 for 10 minutes of drop-off time
More than a third of major airports have raised drop-off fees for drivers in the past year.
The RAC, which carried out the study, said it is “bordering on the ridiculous” for drivers to pay up to £7 for “the briefest of stops”.
Seven out of 20 airports analysed have raised so-called “kiss and fly” charges - which are typically levied for dropping off someone as close to a terminal as possible - since last summer.
Passengers being dropped off at airports by taxis and private hire vehicles generally have the fees added to their fares.
Many airports offer free options for dropping passengers off in mid- or long-stay car parks connected to terminals by buses.
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