Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 16554

Airports: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 14 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in airport vehicle drop-off charges since 2016 on the cost of air travel for passengers.

Answer

Keir Mather

The setting of vehicle drop-off charges is a commercial matter for individual airport operators to decide and justify to their customers. The Department has not undertaken an assessment of the potential impact of car parking and drop-off charges on passen...

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