Airport Drop-Off and Pick-Up Charges in Great Britain: Will They Come to the United States?

As transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft drive a change in modern transport behaviors, fewer passengers pay for services such as parking or commercial vehicle drop-off at airports, meaning that what once was a primary revenue source for airports now has a tenuous future. Therefore, airports must find a way to counterbalance the revenue losses created by these changes. One such solution has been on the rise in Great Britain. With airport drop-off and pick-up charges, private vehicles must pay for the convenience of loading or unloading passengers at the airport entrance. Not only does this practice have the potential to generate millions of dollars in annual revenue, but it also offers a remedy for other maladies such as congestion and safety issues on airport roads. This report examines the effects that drop-off and pick-up charges have had in Great Britain and explores what US airports might expect should they too adopt the practice.

• Record URL:
  http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=intrans_reports
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• Summary URL:
  http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/intrans_reports/194/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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• Authors:
  • Nix, Emma
  • Mundy, Ray A
• Publication Date: 2015-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 39p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport access; Airport parking; Airports; Fees; Loading and unloading; Revenues; Traffic congestion
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01596840
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: InTrans Project Report Paper 194
• Contract Numbers: DTRT13-G-UTC37
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 2016 10:46AM