June 29, 2006 – Motorists who park at Cyril E. King Airport this Saturday will be in for a surprise when they exit the lot. That's because rates will be double what they have been for the last 15 years — since the new airport was completed.
V.I. Port Authority board members, who approved the increase at a board meeting in March, said at the time the new fee schedule was "long overdue" and would bring in some much-needed revenue for the authority (See "Parking Fees to Double at Cyril E. King Airport").
To remind the public of the new rates, VIPA issued a release Thursday.
The new rates are as follows:
General public rates
–$2 for 16 minutes to one hour of parking;
–$4 for one- to two-hour parking;
–$6 for two- to three-hour parking;
–$8 for three to four hours;
–$10 for more than four hours of parking (daily maximum);
–$10 for a lost parking ticket.
Employee and other rates
–$50 per month for airport-based employees;
–$2 a day for airport-based employees;
–$150 per month for delivery companies, tour operators, limousines and other businesses; and
–$150 a month for general users.
The release said monthly rates for employees have been the same since 1992, but the daily employee rate was reduced in 1998.
For more information, call parking lot supervisor Carla Lake at 774-1629, ext 685.
