John Wright Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Banker said: It’s always more expensive to park nearby the terminal at every airport but the terminology probably need’s changed Yes, but at other airports we are talking of “near” being much further away than any of ours, and long stay as being a shuttle bus ride away, not an extra 10 metres. 5 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Banker said: It’s always more expensive to park nearby the terminal at every airport but the terminology probably need’s changed You missed the point of my post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Why do we get this shite, "its what every where else is doing". So what, it is not always going to be the right fit for us. Or why not buck the trend and maybe have people following us because what WE do is the right thing. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De nada Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 55 minutes ago, Dirty Buggane said: Or why not buck the trend and maybe have people following us because what WE do is the right thing. Not since late Victorian times... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Banker said: It’s always more expensive to park nearby the terminal at every airport but the terminology probably need’s changed yes it is , but the difference in distance is usually more than 50 metres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Beeching Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Banker said: It’s always more expensive to park nearby the terminal at every airport but the terminology probably need’s changed At a proper international airport maybe. Ronaldsway isn't a big international airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dr Beeching said: At a proper international airport maybe. Ronaldsway isn't a big international airport. And nearly all charge for drop offs most/pick ups £5 for maximum 10 minutes, it’s free for 30 minutes here think that’s about £20 most airports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarley Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 22 hours ago, ptarmigan said: Jersey is installing scanners today that will mean liquids font have to be removed from hand luggage.... Never going to happen here. Id MUCH rather have to faff about for a few seconds to pull a bag of liquids out of my luggage then have to worry about flights delays and cancellations due to inadequate runway conditions or there not being enough ATC staff on hand. Priorities! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesde Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Banker said: And nearly all charge for drop offs most/pick ups £5 for maximum 10 minutes, it’s free for 30 minutes here think that’s about £20 most airports Agreed some airports charge a fee ,even for a few minutes pick up and /or drop off . But i cannot think of any airport that makes you install an app in order to stop for a few minutes to pick someone up . A credit/debit card system would make much more sense and at least show that the customers are important and not purely there to carry out the demands of their rulers . This Car park used to run efficiently and contributed approx £600,000 of income per annum at very little cost .A succession of politicians have proved that they cannot run a profit making car park yet expect us to vote for them to effectively run a nation . What chance of being a successful nation when so many are not able to run a car park that used to be successful on most levels. Most of them seem to have the ability to be able to turn any big organisation into a small company very quickly . Edited June 7, 2023 by emesde spelling 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Just now, emesde said: Agreed some airports charge a fee ,even for a few minutes pick up and /or drop off . But i cannot think of any airport that makes you install an app in order to stop for a few minutes to pick someone up . A credit/debit card system would make much more sense and at least show that the customers are important and not purely there to carry out the demands of their rulers . This Car park used to run efficiently and contributed approx £600,000 of income per annum at very little cost .A succession of politicians have proved that they cannot run a profit making car park yet expect us to vote for them to effectively run a nation . What chance of being a successful nation when so many are not able to run a car park that used to be successful on most levels. Most of them seem to have the ability to be able to turn any big organisation into a small company very quickly . ma You don’t need the app to stop for pickup/drop offs , you don’t need to do anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesde Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Banker said: You don’t need the app to stop for pickup/drop offs , you don’t need to do anything You certainly do if you turn up to collect someone an find that their flight is half an hour late . By the time they have collected baggage etc you are going into must have an app time . Why cant you just park , go in for a coffee and meet people without installing an app . The whole thing is so user unfriendly that a lot of people just will not bother to use it . The proof will be in the figures. This car park used to generate £600,000 of income at minimal cost . Now we are having to increase prices ,pay a percentage to a third party {RingGo) I suspect that we employ more people to regularly check registrations etc . We used to have a cheap to run efficient ,profitable system . Government have now managed to totally reverse that . 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, emesde said: You certainly do if you turn up to collect someone an find that their flight is half an hour late . By the time they have collected baggage etc you are going into must have an app time . Why cant you just park , go in for a coffee and meet people without installing an app . The whole thing is so user unfriendly that a lot of people just will not bother to use it . The proof will be in the figures. This car park used to generate £600,000 of income at minimal cost . Now we are having to increase prices ,pay a percentage to a third party {RingGo) I suspect that we employ more people to regularly check registrations etc . We used to have a cheap to run efficient ,profitable system . Government have now managed to totally reverse that . Who goes atop airport for pick ups without checking if it’s on time, do they have luggage to collect etc. anyone doing that in UK would have a very large amount to pay on exit !! Edited June 7, 2023 by Banker 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesde Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Banker said: Who goes atop airport for pick ups without checking if it’s on time, do they have luggage to collect etc. anyone doing that in UK would have a very large amount to pay on exit !! That's just ridiculous. People go to airports for an hour or so for all sorts of reasons. To see friends /relatives off, to have meeting, job interviews etc etc. There is a cafe land side being used by people not necessarily flying. I thought the idea was to get as many people as possible using the airport facilties. However it seems this administration is trying to get as few people as possible using it.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 (edited) Be interesting or hear what the cafe concession franchise think of it all . But you can bet if there’s a way to completely screw something up our government will manage it ..And they have . Also be good to hear what the current uplift for parking is compared to the approx 50k a month previous . Edited June 7, 2023 by Numbnuts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 20 hours ago, Numbnuts said: Be interesting or hear what the cafe concession franchise think of it all . But you can bet if there’s a way to completely screw something up our government will manage it … There was a rumour the cafe was moving airside as nobody is using it as it is. Hopefully they will do that to reduce reliance on the shittest and most expensive branch of Costa that exists anywhere in the UK. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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