One in 10 flyers from Bristol airport are looking for parking – the highest frequency as compared to other top ten UK airports, suggesting high competition for spaces for passengers flying from the airport.
By analysing Google search data, it was found that passengers are likely to face three times more competition for parking spaces at non-London airports, with three times more passengers looking for parking in comparison to those flying from a London airport.
A study, conducted by UK travel insurance provider Staysure, was carried out through analysis of Google search data and airport parking sites throughout the UK in order to advise customers on when is best to book your airport parking.
1 in 10 flyers from Bristol airport are looking for parking – the highest frequency as compared to other top ten UK airports, suggesting high competition for spaces for passengers flying from the airport.
While 3 out of every 5 people from 2017 flew from a London airport, it was found that not even 1 in 100 people flying at Heathrow are looking for airport parking. According to Google search data, Heathrow has the lowest percentage of flyers looking for parking in comparison to its passenger volume at just 0.83%.
Manchester has far more people searching for car parking than any other airport. In fact – data shows that there are 3 more searches for Manchester airport parking as compared to every 1 for parking at Heathrow. We estimate that 1 in 20 passengers flying through Manchester will be looking for airport parking (5.6% of people flying).
In terms of popularity, Heathrow airport parking comes in as the sixth most popular location – a far cry from passenger numbers that pass through the airport. It comes in after airports such as Birmingham and Stansted.
By comparing the cost of pre-booked airport parking across the UK, the study found London airports to be £15 more expensive than non-London airports to park at per week.
On average, the study found that it's £3.70 more expensive per day to choose your airport car park last minute than pre-booking for a week. If you leave parking till the last minute and are booking on the day, then you should expect to pay an extra £30 on average as compared to on-the-day prices for non-London airports.
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