The local police stressed that this was illegal. "Drivers can park up, free of charge, in the Airport Express area and in many parts it is strictly illegal," the local police said in a statement.
For 15 minutes, cars can park near the arrivals area at no cost, facilitating pickup of passengers. There are 84 parking spaces, 4 of them aimed at disabled visitors, open 24 hours.
"It is always best to check with the airline or the airport when going to collect a passenger to establish whether the flight is on time, this will avoid long waits," they said. "Our officers saw people parking up anywhere and they were told to move on."
There has been some confusion over airport parking over recent months with the police saying that free parking was only available in the Airport Express area and only for 15 minutes.
The police are expected to repeat their crackdown over the coming months because they feel that some parts of the airport was like the "Wild West for parked cars."
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Zoltan TeglasI totally agree. Last time I went to the airport at Christmas, I couldn't believe what they'd done with the parking bays at departures. Did they think that cars enter from the exit side?? It's chaos with everyone trying to maneuver into spaces which are clearly facing the wrong way so many end up using 2 spaces. I can only assume that the intention was to force all drivers to reverse into the spaces so, on leaving, there would be less chance of an accident before they would be exiting forwards.
Wait till the summer chaos now they've messed up the parking bays at departures. It'll be interesting
I tried to wait in the side roads outside near the petrol station but its no parking. I went to the petrol station and bought a coffee instead. The only thing thats a little dubious is that the valet parking guys used the blue disabled bays!! Luckily, if you time it right (by having a coffee at the petrol station) the parking guy is standing waiting for you.