Cost of kissing at airports with some setting you back 30p a minute

Neil Shaw

5 July 2024 at 8:03 am·2-min read

Kissing at the airport — -Credit: (Image: Getty)

A new report has revealed the cost of kissing at a number of different airports around the world. KAYAK undertook research for International Kissing Day on July 6, with new data revealing the cost of a heartfelt farewell at major European airports.

London Stansted & Edinburgh Airports are named as the priciest peck at 30 pence per minute, more than 30 times the price for short or mid-term parking spaces compared to Aarhus and Ibiza Airports, and making up 12 of the top 15 priciest parking points.

In the newly released data, KAYAK has analysed the cost of short and mid-term parking zones at 112 European airports to uncover the cost of a kiss. The data indicates that travellers in UK airports are paying the heftiest price tag for a goodbye kiss, with British airports carrying the highest prices for short and mid-term parking, averaging 20p per minute (based on KAYAK’s analysed UK airports).

UK Airport	Price per minute of parking in short/mid-term parking areas GBP £	Ranking in 112 European airports
London Luton Airport	0.06	44
Belfast International Airport	0.10	81
Birmingham Airport	0.12	92
East Midlands Airport	0.13	94
London Gatwick Airport	0.17	101
Cardiff International Airport	0.18	102
Bristol Airport	0.20	103
Liverpool John Lennon Airport	0.20	103
Manchester Airport	0.20	103
Leeds Bradford Airport	0.22	106
Newcastle International Airport	0.22	106
London Heathrow Airport	0.23	108
Aberdeen International Airport	0.25	109
Glasgow Airport	0.25	109
Edinburgh Airport	0.30	111
London Stansted Airport	0.30	111

Rachel Mumford, Travel Expert at KAYAK, said, "At KAYAK, we understand that the journey starts even before you board the plane. Those moments before departure are precious, but with current parking rates, those emotional goodbyes can start to add up quickly. Our data reveals just how much a few extra minutes can cost, encouraging travellers to cherish every second of their farewell and where the best value options are across Europe."

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