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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

Disbelief over rising ‘kiss and fly’ charges at UK airports

Drivers face escalating costs at UK airports, with more than half having either raised or introduced new drop-off fees in the past year, according to new research.

This contrasts sharply with most of Europe’s busiest airports, where such charges remain largely absent.

A study by the RAC revealed that 11 of the 20 UK airports it analysed have increased their so-called "kiss and fly" charges – levied for dropping off passengers as close to the terminal as possible – since last summer.

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