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The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) announced that new parking rates will become effective at Lynden Pindling
International Airport (LPIA) on February 1, 2008.
Along with the new rates NAD is also removing parking meters, prohibiting parking and waiting at the curbs and introducing
a new short-term parking lot to accommodate persons waiting for arriving passengers.
“Over the past year we’ve spent approximately $1/2 million improving parking facilities at the airport,” said John Spinks,
Vice President, Commercial Development, NAD.
“Within the last few months we’ve fixed the drainage and refurbished, paved and reconfigured the domestic/international
parking lot. As a result since April parking capacity in the domestic/international lot has increased by close to 100
spaces along with improved customer service.”
He added, “We’ve also significantly reduced illegal parking, improved security and introduced a new overflow lot with
shuttle bus service to both the domestic/international and U.S. terminals. The objective is to reduce chaos and increase
convenience for persons who use the airport. We’re also planning further improvements and additional parking services
that the public will hear about as the months go by.”
No parking or waiting will be allowed at the curbs, only drop-offs or pick-ups, but a new short-term parking lot will
accommodate persons waiting for arriving passengers, with lower rates than current meters for the first two hours. After
two hours, however, rates will increase quickly to $2 every 20 minutes so drivers should be aware of a maximum daily
$30 parking fee for this lot.
The hourly rate for the both regular lots (domestic/international and U.S.) will increase from $1 to $3 after the first
hour and there will be a small $1 increase in the maximum daily rate from $8 to $9. After one day, the same daily rate
structure will apply for all subsequent days. For example, parking fees for 1 day and 1 hour in the regular lots would
be $12 and fees for 2 days would be $18. A maximum weekly rate of $45 is also being introduced.
As for the new overflow parking lot, the rate will remain at $5 per day or part thereof. This lot will only be opened
when other lots are full.
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