New meet and greet parking package at Manchester Airport

Skypark has unveiled a new Meet and Greet parking package at Manchester Airport.

Skypark meet and greet parking offers all the convenience of a normal meet and greet package however, customers’ cars are parked undercover in a multi-storey car park.

Airparks Birmingham and Airparks East Midlands charity collection

From now until Sunday, December 18, airport parking company Airparks is asking customers to bring in any spare toys, children's books, colouring books, pens or anything else they would like to donate to the Birmingham branch of the NSPCC.

Airparks will pass the gifts onto the charity and they will be given to vulnerable or disadvantaged children in the area for Christmas.

Changes to arrival procedures for Heathrow Official Valet Parking Terminals 3 & 4

There have been some changes to the arrival procedures/directions for Heathrow Official Valet Parking for terminals 3 and 4.

See new instructions below:

Official Valet Parking Terminal 3

• Follow signs to terminal 3 departures and Valet Parking
• After you pass the Short Stay multi-storey car park on your right, get into the right hand lane
• The Valet Parking reception is at the end of this lane on the left and is signposted.
• There is no need to call before arrival.

Official Valet Parking Terminal 4

• Follow signs for terminal 4 departures and Valet Parking
• Pull into the lane closest to the terminal and drive to the end
• Customers should park in one of the bays and report to reception
• There is no need to call before arrival.

New meet and greet at Manchester Airport

Purple Parking now offers meet and greet parking at Manchester Airport.

Holidaymakers booking this parking will have their car collected from outside the terminal by a chauffeur. The car will then be taken to Purple Parking’s secure park and ride car park in Altrincham, and brought back to the terminal when the customers returns from holiday.

Jet Parks Manchester using ANPR

Manchester Airport parking company Jet Parks Manchester is using ANPR to identify vehicles.

Customers should provide car registration number details at the time of booking so that the machine at the car park entrance will recognise their car and the barrier will lift automatically, allowing entry and exit.

Arrival instructions:

Customers should bring a copy of their booking confirmation with them to the car park.

The car park has automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). Take a ticket at the barrier, which will lift automatically when it recognises the number plate. The customer then just drives in and parks.

If the barrier doesn't lift, customers should scan the barcode on their booking confirmation at the barrier. If there's no barcode, press the help button.

Departure instructions:

Customers should drive to the exit barrier. If the barrier doesn't lift automatically, they should scan the barcode on their booking confirmation or press the help button.

Luton parking company offers luggage scales for customer use

To help customers avoid costly excess baggage charges, one Luton airport parking company is offering customers the option of using its luggage scales.

Airparks Luton has luggage scales so that customers can weigh their luggage before check-in. The scales are available for £1 for 60 seconds usage.

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Renaissance Hotel Heathrow offers park meet and greet package

The Renaissance Hotel Heathrow is now offering a new park and stay package which includes a room and Heathrow meet and greet parking with Stress-Free Meet and Greet.

How it works:

• Customers park at the hotel overnight, then take their car to the terminal in the morning. 
• Their car is collected outside the terminal by a chauffeur, who parks it in Stress-Free Parking's secured car park, and brings it back to the terminal when the customer returns from holiday.

The package is available at any terminal.

Watson's Ayr Park Prestwick closed

Watson's Ayr Park at Prestwick airport will be closed from November to March.

Customers who have booked Prestwick airport parking with Watson’s Ayr Park during this time will be allowed to park in Long Stay Car Park 3 instead for the same price.

The Long Stay Car Park 3 is within walking distance of the terminal.

Holiday Inn Express Stansted parking

If you’re familiar with the Holiday Inn Express at Stansted, you need to be aware that the hotel no longer offers parking at the hotel.

If customers require parking they need to park at the Mid-Stay car park – about 300 metres away from the hotel in the airport grounds.

Customers should park in the car park immediately after checking into the hotel. The hotel’s shuttle bus will transfer them to the terminal the next morning.

On return from holiday, the car park shuttle bus will take customers from the terminal to the Stansted airport car park.