Overview

• Research by the RAC confirmed that more than half of the UK’s busiest airports have introduced or increased kiss-and-fly fees to as much as £7 for a ten-minute stop
• Bristol Airport’s new £60 million transport interchange opened in late July and continues to charge £7 for a ten-minute drop-off while promoting a free one-hour Waiting Zone Birmingham Airport upheld its £6 fee for up to 15 minutes at the premium drop-off area and points to a free ten-minute alternative located a ten-minute walk from the terminal
• A Change.org petition organised by Ripindeep Sandhu has gathered over 40,000 signatures urging UK airports to eliminate or reduce drop-off levies
• Airports justify drop-off charges as essential for easing terminal congestion and bolstering non-aeronautical revenue, prompting motorists to share workaround tactics