
确认审查,政府表示“确保旅行保持可及性并公平对待乘客至关重要”。
Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".
西蒙·布朗宁 机场送客费用将接受政府审查,原因是近年来价格大幅上涨。
By Simon Browning Airport drop-off charges are to be reviewed by the government following sharp price increases in recent years.
根据一项分析,自2025年夏季以来,主要机场的平均价格上涨了三分之一,其中盖特威克和斯坦斯特德的送客费用最高,从7英镑涨至10英镑。
Prices at major airports have risen by a third since the summer of 2025 on average, according to one analysis, with Gatwick and Stansted drop-off charges found to be the most expensive, jumping from £7 to £10.
爱丁堡机场的此类费用从6英镑涨至8.50英镑,而伯恩茅斯的费用从5英镑涨至8英镑,与利兹布拉德福德和伦敦城市机场持平。
Such charges at Edinburgh Airport have risen from £6 to £8.50, while fees at Bournemouth increased from £5 to £8, the same price as Leeds Bradford and London City.
交通部确认已承诺进行审查,称“确保旅行保持可及性并公平对待乘客至关重要”。
The Department for Transport confirmed it had committed to a review, saying it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".
政府补充表示,希望机场“在涨价上保持克制,尤其是在公共交通替代方案有限的地区”。“宰客”皇家汽车俱乐部(RAC)于今年7月进行了该分析,并一直在反对送客费用上涨。该俱乐部表示,审查“亲吻并飞行”费用将是”对车主来说是个好消息”。
The government added it hoped airports would "exercise restraint on rises, particularly where there are limited public transport alternatives". 'Rip-off' The RAC, which conducted the analysis in July this year, has campaigned against increases in drop-off charges. It said a review of "kiss and fly" fees would be "music to the ears to drivers".
“我们知道机场送客费用正成为司机愤怒和沮丧的日益增长的来源,”皇家汽车俱乐部高级政策官罗德·丹尼斯说。
"We know airport drop-off charges are a growing source of anger and frustration," said Rod Dennis, senior policy officer at the RAC.
“我们调查的五分之四的司机认为这些费用是'宰客',而只有十分之一的司机理解机场为何收取这些费用。”皇家汽车俱乐部的研究发现,伦敦城市机场仅在2026年才开始收取费用,但按分钟计算是最昂贵的。
"Four-in-five drivers we've surveyed believe they are a 'rip-off', with just one-in-10 understanding why airports charge what they do." The RAC's research found London City Airport, which only introduced charges in 2026, was the most expensive on a per-minute basis.
其5分钟8英镑的费用折合每分钟1.60英镑。贝尔法斯特国际机场目前在送客区收取10分钟5英镑的费用,比去年上涨了2英镑。根据皇家汽车俱乐部的数据,欧盟前十大机场均不收取送客费用。
Its £8 charge for five minutes works out at £1.60 per minute. Belfast International Airport now charges £5 for 10 minutes in the drop-off zone, up £2 on last year. None of the top 10 airports in the European Union charge for drop-offs, according to the RAC .
它认为国际机场不应对送客乘客收取费用,然而,行业方面表示,这些费用是机场商业模式的必要组成部分。
It argues that international airports should not charge for dropping off passengers, however, the industry said the charges were a neccesary part of the business model of airports.
支持此类收费的人还表示,这些费用鼓励旅客使用更环保的交通方式。
Supporters of such charges also say they encourage travellers to use of more environmentally friendly modes of transport.
“英国以外的机场通常为公有制,并获得国家补贴和税收豁免,而英国机场则普遍为私营,并需承担全套商业税率,”代表机场的英国机场协会首席执行官凯伦·迪(Karen Dee)说道。
"Airports outside the UK are typically publicly owned and in receipt of state subsidies and tax exemptions, while UK airports are generally privately owned and subject to the full array of commercial rates of taxation," said Karen Dee, chief executive of Airports UK, which represents airports.
她补充说,机场为前往航站楼的旅客提供了“多种选择,包括免费送客点”,并且“政府的任何审查”都会发现机场“充分利用了多种方式来管理交通和空气污染”。
She added airports offered a "range of options for those travelling to terminals, including free drop off points" and that "any review" by the government would find airports make "excellent use of a variety of ways to manage traffic and air pollution".
航空环境联盟(Aviation Environment Federation)这一运动团体此前曾为这些费用辩护,认为它们有助于减少机场周边的拥堵和空气污染。
The Aviation Environment Federation campaign group has previously defended the fees, arguing they help reduce congestion and air pollution around airports.
本月早些时候,政府宣布将取消父母陪同儿童乘机时的额外费用,以便在明年夏季假期到来前实施。
Earlier this month, the government announced extra charges for parents sitting with their children when flying would be scrapped in time for next year's summer holidays.
首相安迪·伯纳姆(Andy Burnham)表示,这些费用调整是一系列“日常改革”之一,旨在缓解家庭的生活成本压力。
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the chages part of a series of "everyday fixes" to ease cost of living pressures on households.