LUCKNOW: From next week, you will have to shell Rs 90 for parking your private car for 30 minutes at Chaudhary Charan Singh airport. This is a sharp jump of 200% from the existing Rs 30 charged for the same duration.
Representatives of private concessionaire Adani Group, which is responsible for operating the airport, said that the parking had been outsourced to a third party. Its public relations officer, Abhishek Jaiswal, however, confirmed that the hiked fee would be implemented from April 15 onwards.
As per the revised rates, which have been displayed on posters put up on the airport premises, Rs 90 charge for 30 minutes would go up to Rs 150 for two-hour parking.
Beyond that, additional Rs 40 would be charged for every two hours. The charge of 24-hour parking is now Rs 590, up from Rs 255. “Twice a year, I go for vacations with my family and leave our car at airport parking as it was cheap and safe. Now, we will have to think twice and go for a taxi,” said Gargi Sinha.
Similarly, for two-wheelers, Rs 30 will be charged against the current rate of Rs 10 for half an hour, and Rs 80 will be charged for up to two hours.
In case of bus and minibus, tourists will have to pay Rs 500 and Rs 300 for up to half an hour against the current charge of Rs 40 and Rs 30. But for 24-hour parking, these passenger vehicles will have to pay Rs 3,000 and Rs 1,875, respectively, which is almost 900% against the current charge of Rs 300.