Manchester Airport Tax

Fazza47 · Flight Steward Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 40 59 ants

Dont know if anybody is aware of this but Manchester Airport have started adding a drop off tax to all passengers/companies that want to use their arrival terminals. This will no doubt have a knock on effct to a lot of businesses and I was wondering what peoples thoughts were on the matter?

Its only a nominal charge but in my opinion the reasoning behind it is to make it more expensive for people to park their vehicles at off site car parks and force them into the airports on site parks. Thats just my view and I would be interested in other peoples veiws maybe f they have encountered this issue at other airports.

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Maid of Kent · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

How does this work then?
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Fazza47 · Flight Steward Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 40 59 ants

Basically the charges are on the spot charges that are applicable when you arrive at the arrival ternminals.

I believe that the charge will even apply to taxis, transfer coaches aswell as tth egeneral public.

Dont think you can pre pay the charge yet but Im sure it will come. There is still no charge for dropping off at the departure terminals so I suspect that is where a lot of people are going.

Once the airport get onto this im sure they will apply some sort of charge to this also.
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Maid of Kent · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:06 am Post subject:

EMMMMMMM. Very interesting. Hope its not a pilot scheme. Which other airports are in the same group, all?. Cos I can see all these people towing suitecases and trollies from the arrivals terminal out onto the Bath Road at Heathrow. Including me. If it ever gets national.
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Fazza47 · Flight Steward Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 40 59 ants

Manchester Airport isnt part of a group and yes its still in the very early stages but think its here to stay unless we can do something to stop it. There are a few car parks that are lobbying against it but we will have to wait and see.

Cant see it making any difference but cant just roll over and accept it you never know. If it works it could be something that other airports adopt.
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georgep · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

It sounds normal to me.

Other companies like airlines, rental companies often need to pay taxes at airports so why not shuttle services.
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bobla9999 · Baggage Handler Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 18 27 ants

Manchester airport is part of a group called Manchester Airport Group and this includes
Manchester, Bournemouth, Nottingham East Midlands and one more which slips my memory right now.

georgep · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:38 pm Post subject:

But it is not limited to those. I know of airports around the world that tax their services.
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Sunshine · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: Manchester Tax

This now applies at Liverpool airport also but you do have 10 mins before the charge is applied.

The worst that i have heard of now, is that Liverpool are soon going to charge a £2 charge to pass through airport security because of the added cost of security since the new government restrictions on hand luggage.

Ryanair are telling passengers NOT to pay because security is included in their airport charges.
It will be interesting to see what happens but if they get away with it, expect it in an airport near you!
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anneh · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

Ouch, I'll be avoiding flying from Manchester and Liverpool then...

I really hope this doesn't catch on. It seems like flights are getting cheaper, but there are so many other costs getting tacked on that you can't avoid, that it's really hard to budget in advance, and you end up paying almost as much anyway Sad

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