Transport operator site Access License
Newcastle Airport Limited (NAL) has site licenses for transport operators using the Airport precinct.
Any shuttle bus, hire car or limousine company who wishes to use the pick-up bay adjacent to the airport terminal will be required to apply for, and be granted, the non-exclusive right to pick-up and set-down passengers in the designated transport operator area.
The Newcastle Airport Access License, available for download below, outlines the scope of the license.
Frequently asked questions about the Newcastle Airport site access license
1. Why is NAL charging $300+ for a vehicle?
The charge of $300 for one vehicle equates to a charge of $0.82 cents per day. An amount that is cheaper than utilising the car park every time you access the site. Any revenues from any organisation on the precinct are reinvested in infrastructure to better serve our visitors and business partners.
2. How will we know the pickup and drop off areas
A plan with these areas marked up will be supplied with each individual Licence issued.
3. What happens if we only use one hour of the parking per day? Does the other hour roll over til the next day?
No. The two hours free parking is a per day item. The cards to access the car park will function on a date basis. You will receive the two hours parking, to be used as suits your pickup purposes. Any unused parking hours do not transfer to the next day. Any extended usage will require normal payment.
4. What is the Head Lease?
The Head Lease is our agreement with Department of Defence. Persons who take up the opportunity of an Access Licence by completion of the form attached will be given a copy of the relevant documentation.
5. Rates and Charges on Overdue Money. What does this mean?
Should you wish to utilise an invoiced car park payment system (ie for hours over and above two per day) and then do not clear any arrears within a given timeframe, this clause will come into effect.
6. What happened to the User Pay System that was originally discussed at previous meetings?
The User Pay System will be commencing once our infrastructure is completed. The Access Licence is our interim system while we complete the roadwork and car park works required to cope with our increasing passenger numbers. We estimate that the User Pay system will be in place by the end of 2010.
7. Why should we pay when we are not at the Airport very often?
We are not enforcing the use or purchase of an Access Licence. Our car parking facilities are in place for those operators who wish to utilise them, or who have their major business in other areas. What an Access Licence will give you, while our car park works are being completed, is the right to pick-up or drop-off from the marked up areas at the front of the terminal. Should you not have an Access Licence you are welcome to park in the car parks (at normal passenger rates) and walk in to the terminal to meet your passengers to take back with you to your vehicle.
8. What is the Commissionable Product?
Holders of an Access Licence will be invited to tender for the provision of commissionable product through the Information Desk.
9. What if we have 20 vehicles? Do they all have to pay for an Access Licence?
This is again the choice of your Company. It will be up to you if you decide to Licence all of the vehicles, or if you decide to Licence some and allow the others to simply park in the car parks for non regular work.
10. What is the length of the Licence?
The draft licence that we posted on the website for you all to look at is simply a draft. Once we receive an application by an interested Company, that contains the relevant information we requested on the website, we will complete individual licences for you and submit them for approval by our Governing body. The commencement date will thereby be 12 months from the date you are accepted as an Access Licence holder. These dates may vary depending on when you apply and are accepted.