Brisbane Airport crackdown on illegal parking
DRIVERS who are trying to avoid the hefty parking fees at Brisbane Airport by waiting at the popular Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Memorial are being hit with fines.
The idea is to duck into the Memorial car park and wait on a phone call from the person you are picking up saying they have their baggage and are ready for pick up.
The alternative is to park and pay and that can be costly.
Maybe the Airport Corporation would have a point if it wasn’t for these figures;
Corporation figures show that parking is profitable. Last year it returned $57 million compared with aeronautical revenue of $87 million.Parking station or airport? If they try hard and fine a lot of people they may beat the aeronautical revenue.
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Been doing this for years since I was abused by a security wallah at the domestic terminal drop off point because I took too long in helping my wife (who had just had major surgery) out of the car. As a result I know every nut and bolt on the “Old Bus”. It’s perfectly legal. I’ve never had a problem with parking attendants. Just don’t park in the bus bays.
Sux to that.
I’ve been doing that, too.
They’ve got a bloody hide charging as much as as they do just to pick someone up.
The airport’s not my idea of a great place to hang around in, everything is way overpriced so why would anyone who didn’t need to hang around waiting to fly out spend any time there?
So they’re now booking people at the Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Museum?
Fine.
My rels will fly into Coolangatta. Getting in and out of Bris Airport is a nightmare now, and taking the train doesn’t suit everyone.
I hate Brisbane Airport.