I thought $34 for a day at Wellington Airport was bad but $50 is extortion.
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I guess all this talk of expansion & tourism growth blah blah blah .... the question is How did they get so far behind the infrastructure in the first place????
Continuous expansion, disruption and disgruntled customers. When a large event occurs they never seem to have the capacity to cope ..... queues at security, Koru members not allowed guests, congestion at gates with many people sitting on the floor & limited dining choices.
That's exactly what it is. If I get time I will draft up a formal complaint to the Commerce Commission as this is so outrageous something needs to be done for the benefit of all consumers. For goodness sake, some air fares to parts of N.Z. are cheaper than a day's parking, so something is very seriously wrong.
Appreciate if you could complain about Auckland city centre carparks as well - some charge $36 for 2 hours! Now THAT is extortion - especially when it's all in fine print and deceptively advertised as $8 carpark (in bold)!
($8 per half an hour, that is and then it ratchets up to $24 per hour after the third hour!)
Ouch maybe I am out of touch out here in the burbs ? Anyway it will be a waste of time complaining as AIA will simply point to all the wonderful new facilities they are building for passengers. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12218574 (Sorry there are no prizes, not even a chocolate fish), for guessing who is really paying for all these facilities. Seems bizarre that one can get a cheap flight from say Auckland to Nelson for as low as $39 sometimes and it costs more for parking than it does for the flight.
. That is hefty. Would make it more worthwhile getting a taxi or Uber. All part of the expense of travelling. Land is expensive in Auckland and consequently car parking is expensive. Time for Auckland to get serious about public transport links to the airport and reduce the demand for private car parking?