Executive? airport parking

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Sun 4 Dec 2005 19:21
Executive? airport parking - Steptoe
Disclaimer: not intended to 'have-a-go' at the company concerned, just a winter's tale for amusement on a dark Sunday evening.

A couple of weeks ago I flew off for a week in The Gambia from a provincial airport. (this will be the only clue!) For convenience I booked the special executive indoor parking, not that my 20yo Volvo 740 is special or needs to be indoors, but simply that this building is located at the rear of departures, about a minutes walk, and I knew at that time in the morning time would be of the essence, as indeed it was.

On arrival I could barely access the building as the forecourt and approach road were cluttered with very many heavily frosted cars, so like the other early arrivals I had to abandon my car in the remaining clear single track, register and run for the check-in desks. Unsurprisingly, on my return, the Volvo was waiting in much the same area as I were I had left it, only facing the exit, not frosted admittedly, but then it was a frost-free night!

As I mentioned, I'm not complaining, I wasn't after undercover parking, just the convenience of proximity to the terminal, the company is simply a victim of it's own success, they had space for about 60 cars in the building and 200 customers, and I am just happy that they didn't turn me away with "sorry, full up mate". As all their customers are safely out of the country they are unlikely to be rumbled, I would have thought nothing of it were it not for the heavy frost when I arrived.

However, when I use them again, I will suggest that I don?t mind being parked outside in return for a discount!!!

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