Faro Airport drop offs not to exceed 10 minutes
Relatively… bad news are in store for transport operators and passengers who are driven by car to or from the airport, as ANA has issued a directive requiring Faro Airport drop offs not to exceed 10 minutes.
In other words, drivers taking passengers to the airport or collecting them from there to take them to their destination will be allowed 10 free minutes of parking just next to the terminal, then be charged (or better said, fined) if this time span has been exceeded.
This measure will not only be applied in Faro airport, but it will also be implemented in Lisbon airport and in Oporto airport. The company, now owned by the French, explains this measure by the need to decrease the number of side pick ups and drop offs, which make traffic outside the airport congested and inefficient. Another (rather weak) argument is environmental awareness and improving the quality of airport services by decreasing the number of parked cars and space occupied.
This measure will affect not only civilians, but also transport companies. With the official aim of improving their quality, taxi services will probably be subject to charges, as was the case with Lisbon Airport. In principle, as long as one is quick, all should run quite smoothly. It will be quick and convenient. The concept is called “Kiss and Fly” and is already popular in international airports like Paris Orly, London Heathrow, Brussels Airport, Nice, New York JFK and Bologna.
The first thought people had upon hearing of the new measure was that the company needed to raise its income. This theory was quickly dismounted by the representatives. Nevertheless, it is to be expected that people will exceed the amount of time of 10 minutes granted for free.
This thing considered, it might be useful to employ Faro Airport Transfers for your transportation in the Algarve.
