Further to last night's article about the proposed parking charges at Dundee Airport (see http://tinyurl.com/airportprk or click on headline above to view), here's an exchange with the airport manager tonight :Derrick Lang, Airport Manager, to me :
Fraser,
The comments from yourself and parliamentary comments were fed back and acknowledged. The Dundee Airport Ltd board took everything into consideration at the last meeting they had and as a result decided to implement the charges across all users using the facility.
The charges being implemented reflect what is currently being charged around Dundee city, but more importantly they are also much cheaper than the airports close by in comparison to Aberdeen and Edinburgh, this will still make Dundee an attractive place to fly from. The other factors also to take into consideration are travelling time and also the cost of this in financial and time terms.
We must increase revenue coming through the airport to sustain the levels of routes that we currently serve, as public funding in all areas of Scotland, including ourselves is tight and will become tighter.
Hope this helps explain.
Regards
Derrick
My response :
The comments from yourself and parliamentary comments were fed back and acknowledged. The Dundee Airport Ltd board took everything into consideration at the last meeting they had and as a result decided to implement the charges across all users using the facility.
The charges being implemented reflect what is currently being charged around Dundee city, but more importantly they are also much cheaper than the airports close by in comparison to Aberdeen and Edinburgh, this will still make Dundee an attractive place to fly from. The other factors also to take into consideration are travelling time and also the cost of this in financial and time terms.
We must increase revenue coming through the airport to sustain the levels of routes that we currently serve, as public funding in all areas of Scotland, including ourselves is tight and will become tighter.
Hope this helps explain.
Regards
Derrick
My response :
Thanks Derrick; whilst I appreciate your feedback, I am concerned that any charges (and I do accept that these proposed for Dundee are cheaper than at Aberdeen and Edinburgh) could have a detrimental effect on the attractiveness of Dundee Airport, as I have no doubt that complimentary parking was a ‘plus’ in terms of attracting customers.
For that reason, I would be most grateful if the airport could closely monitor the impact of the charges in the coming months and review the charging policy if it can be shown that they are having any detrimental effect on passenger numbers. Doubtless you will be able to keep us updated future airport consultative committee meetings.
Best regards
Fraser
For that reason, I would be most grateful if the airport could closely monitor the impact of the charges in the coming months and review the charging policy if it can be shown that they are having any detrimental effect on passenger numbers. Doubtless you will be able to keep us updated future airport consultative committee meetings.
Best regards
Fraser