An attempt has been made providing an explicit "drop off-pick up" parking area for drivers at the airport to make things easier for passengers by Durham Tees Valley Airport. Drivers will not be charged for using the drop off-pick up area for up to 10 minutes under the new provisions. As compared with the previous charge, it has been reduced to £1 for ten to 30 minutes, and £3 for between 30 and 60 minutes.

"Over recent months there have been quite a lot of changes to the parking arrangements at the airport and one of our main objectives was to provide an area specifically for vehicles only wanting to stay for a short period, for example to either drop off passengers or pick them up from incoming flights", said, Hugh Lang, managing director of the airport.

He added, "The new changes are clearly signed but inevitably there has been some degree of confusion today which I hope will quickly be resolved as people get used to the new system. I would simply ask anyone coming to the airport to make sure they look carefully for the signs indicating where they should go, to either the drop off-pick up or long-stay facilities".

The authorities of the airport have made some minor rectifications to the charges for long stay parking; but key rates, for instance those for a week and a fortnight, will remain unaffected by this change.