Exorbitant Parking Fees at BIAL

The BIAL charges Rs.60/- as the barest minimum-parking fee for four wheelers; which all commuters feel is a rip off. The free parking at P4 allots only 10 minutes, which is too short a time, especially if you have a senior citizen to be escorted and assisted and again return to car. It is time that BIAL comes up with a viable solution of either free parking of at least 20 to 30 minutes or reduce overall parking fee to Rs. 30/- per hour; because the fee of Rs.60/- for minimum 2 hours is highly impractical. No visitor to the Airport must be spending more than 30 minutes under normal circumstance. So, on an average, 20 to 30 minutes is more than sufficient and to pay Rs 60/- for that much time seems preposterous.

As a matter of fact, parking of vehicles is a facility that BIAL is supposed to offer to its commuters; but they are charging exorbitantly for a facility that they are otherwise supposed to provide.

It is also to be noted here that vehicle parking fee apart, they are already collecting a massive User Development Fee of Rs.260/- per passenger, which by itself is a substantial income, besides of course all the rentals from various shops and establishments in their premises.

Considering all these aspects, I am sure they can consider giving a parking lot with first 20 to 30 minutes free or reduce it overall to Rs.30/- per hour rather than the existing Rs.60/- per 2 hours.