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Manchester Airport is continuing its plans to change the way passengers are
picked up from all of its three terminals.

From December 13th 2006, the collection of passengers from Terminal 3 will
be moved into the short stay car park and people will no longer be able to
pick up passengers from outside the terminal building.

This follows the success of a similar change to pick-up procedures at
Terminal 1 in November of this year and is part of an overall plan by the
Airport to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion and improve security
close to the terminal buildings. There will be no change to passenger
drop-off arrangements at Terminal 3.

Charges for parking in the short stay car parks for less than 30 minutes
will be reduced by more than 20% from £2.30 to £1.80.

As part of the change, the ground floor of the short stay car park at
Terminal 3 will be altered with the creation of a new passenger lobby area,
a private hire collection point and additional disabled bays. The
redevelopment will also see removal of dividing bollards within the car park
making it easier for drivers to find spaces and their way around the area.

When the scheme was introduced in Terminal 1 it dramatically reduced
congestion and cut the number of circling cars saving tonnes of unnecessary
CO2 emissions. The new restrictions enforce the no-waiting regulations
around Terminal 1 and have reduced the number of “go-round” drivers circling
the arrivals area while they wait for friends or family. The change at
Terminal 1 has reduced congestion and accident risk and saved more than 3000
car journeys a week – that’s the equivalent of 47 tonnes of CO2 a year and
the same as the pollution created by 15 modern, energy efficient homes.

Manchester Airport is now introducing the scheme to T3 and is optimistic
that it will deliver a similar improvement. The new system will be
implemented at Terminal 2 in January 2007.

The new procedure enforces the existing road regulations and bylaws of the
‘no waiting’ zones outside the three terminals. Only authorised operational
vehicles and permit holders will be allowed into the lanes in close
proximity to the terminal buildings.

A new team of customer service staff will be on-hand to assist drivers as
the procedures are introduced. Signage around the airport will be updated to
ensure passengers are clearly directed to where they need to be.

Andy Cliffe, Director of Car Parks at Manchester Airport, said of the latest
change: “We are focusing on reducing the congestion around the terminal
buildings and improving traffic flow for safety and security reasons as well
as delivering a better service to our passengers.

“The changes to Terminal 1 have proved to be extremely successful and have
seen the number of unnecessary journeys dramatically reduced. This latest
change to the pick-up procedures at Terminal 3 is the next step in the plan
to standardise pick-up across the airport and continue to deliver the very
best quality of service to our 22 million passengers a year.”

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