For many, especially families, the elderly or infirm airport trolleys are a necessity however many travellers this summer will be shocked to find the cost of hiring one this summer has gone up, if you are flying from London Luton Airport and Bristol Airport you will be hit by soaring coasts, with the price of hire rising from £1 to £2 pound this week.
Travellers will also find that this charge is also non-refundable, according to a Luton Airport spokeswoman, she said: “London Luton Airport notes that Bagport, the company running our trolley concession, has increased the fee it charges to hire a trolley from £1 to £2. This has been done at Bagport’s discretion and London Luton Airport has neither asked for this increase nor will it stand to benefit from it financially.”
This new charge will also hit those travelling from Cardiff Airport in the next few coming weeks as well as other airports over the course of this year.
A spokesperson for Bagport who offer the airport trolleys said: “This sterling price increase brings the charges in line with the current euro charge of 2. This price increase enables Bagport to continue to provide a quality service after the heavy shortfall of passenger traffic in the European aviation industry since autumn 2008. The new charges of £2/2 are also reflecting the international market leading prices as airports, for example in the US, are charging between four and five dollars per baggage trolley and they represent the cost increases to run the business since its introduction.”
