Thursday, March 21, 2019

Passengers fleeced at city airport

Ahmedabad: Just days after Ahmedabad-headquartered Adani group won bid to operate Ahmedabad airport, taxi and rickshaw drivers have started collecting extra Rs 50 from passengers claiming they have to pay parking charge to the new operator.
 However, airport authorities have clarified that Airports Authority of India (AAI) continues to operate the airport and there is no role of the private company in parking fee collection. Incidentally, AAI introduced the new parking policy around the same time the winning bid to operate city airport was announced.
As per the new parking policy, taxi drivers have to pay Rs 50 to AAI while picking up passengers and not while dropping them. However, taxi drivers charge extra money even when they drop them. Clarifying on the issue, airport Director Manoj Gangal said, "The new parking policy was introduced pan India keeping passenger comfort in mind. It is one of the best policies AAI has come up with for parking and it is implemented in all AAI run airports. Private vehicles are exempted from paying any fees for dropping their relatives. They need to pay only when they park in dedicated parking plot." 
According to the new parking policy, commercial vehicles entering airport to pick up passenger need to pay Rs 50 to AAI, but there are no charges for dropping the passengers.
The taxi or rickshaw is given receipt for the fees they pay to AAI with their vehicle number. Apoorva Bhatt (25), a resident of Ghatlodia who returned from Jaipur recently, told Mirror, "I am a frequent flier. Last time, when I flew back and took a rickshaw to home, the driver asked Rs 200 instead of Rs 112 as per meter. When I asked for the reason, he said since the airport has been taken over by Adani, they need to pay parking charges. I paid only Rs 112 but was taken aback by the confrontation. It was for the first time that such an incident happened with me."
 21/03/19 Ahmedabad Mirror
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