News: Luton airport to start charging for luggage trolleys
Flights > News > # 1814 (23/06/2008)
Luton airport will start charging passengers £1 to use a luggage trolley later this summer.
And unlike supermarket trolleys, you won't get your money back.
It comes on top of a raft of fuel surcharges and other fees that have already left air passengers feeling the pinch. The new trolleys will be introduced on July 26.
A similar scheme was launched at smaller Bristol airport earlier this year.
Britain's air passenger watchdog, the Air Transport Users Council, attacked the new charge. Spokesman James Fremantle said: "This is becoming ridiculous. Airports and airlines are charging for everything these days.
"Elderly people might do themselves a nasty injury if they don't want to pay this fee. This is a step too far - and we would hope other airports do not follow suit."
The new charges come on top of the Government's airport passenger duty of £10 on short haul flights and £40 on long haul. Several airlines serving Luton also impose fuel surcharges, baggage check-in fees and charge for priority boarding.
A Luton airport spokesman said: "We are bringing in these charges to improve facilities for passengers."
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