Illegal entry fee at airport poses problem to passengers

Ahmedabad: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) International Airport in Ahmedabad has been illegally charging entry fees from vehicles at the airport gates under the head of parking fees, even from vehicles that come to drop passengers and do not park in the premises. Airports Authority of India (AAI) had given the parking contract to a private contractor, KASS Private Parking Ltd.
According to the contract, KASS has to deploy its personnel in the parking area and ensure vehicles do not overcrowd the terminal. The contractor is authorised to charge only parking fees from vehicles that park in the parking lot at the airport.
But the contractor has been charging entry fees from all vehicles at the airport entrance itself. Two men have been deployed at the entry gates to collect the fees at the airport and issue a 'parking slip' as a receipt. The receipt bears the official AAI monogram and and says the amount levied is for 'parking'.
06/01/11 Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Jan 2011