Comments on Advance Indiana™: St. Louis Airport Ends Free Parking Perk For Political Insiders: When Does Indy's Airport Follow Suit?

Indy airport is one of the FEW airports that still...

2015-10-28T17:51:46.950-05:00

Indy airport is one of the FEW airports that still manage their own parking. Most have contracted out, which takes the yanked parking passes out of the hands of those running it like here in Indy.

Since moving to the new airport parking perks for ...

2015-10-28T09:26:20.852-05:00

Since moving to the new airport parking perks for outsiders has gone way down. They do not have the spaces like they did at the old airport lots.

There are many more areas that should be looked at. Like the high salaries. The airport employs between 400 & 500 people check the salary of the COO compared public safety director of the City of Indianapolis. Check the Airport Directors salary compared to the Mayor and other public safety leaders from the city.

That 5:40 comment is outstanding. Hey, 5:40, pleas...

2015-10-28T08:21:34.718-05:00

That 5:40 comment is outstanding. Hey, 5:40, please throw some better relocation options at me.

The low level folks had their passes revoked, did ...

2015-10-28T06:07:10.055-05:00

The low level folks had their passes revoked, did the power brokers keep their passes?
I spent over $400 in the last month parking in long term, yeah it's expensive,I don't believe in what the Airport folks are saying, only $200,000 was saved, I'm just one person, who travels regularly, multiply that by 1000!

Gary, you know as well as I do that the reason thi...

2015-10-28T05:40:31.775-05:00

Gary, you know as well as I do that the reason this happens here is because the people who live here are just fine with it for the most part. All you have to do to rob the taxpayer here is say that you're doing what you're doing to boost Indy's precious image and the locals, long saddled with a major league inferiority complex, lap it up like a tabby with a bowl of whole cream. There are many cities similar to Indy in this regard, but there are just as many where an informed electorate says NO and throws people who behave this way out of office. As I have posted before, you provide a great public service, but the average Indianapolitan is so constricted in his or her thinking and simply unwilling to change. There aren't many places where conformity and groupthink are as highly valued as here. Given this, it's not surprising that Indianapolis leads the nation in brain drain. Why would anyone who thinks independently remain in a city where independent thought is not valued? Short answer...they wouldn't and they don't.

This is beyond "bull$#it"... just so dar...

2015-10-28T05:36:58.325-05:00

This is beyond "bull$#it"... just so darn pathetic how the permanent political class reserves perks the people paying these bills will never enjoy. It's why we voters... especially those of us who refuse to waste our time going to vote this November.. have such total disgust for "Demopublican" politicians and their comrades.

And then we have to hear these incumbents whine about how they suffer when they are called out on their ineffectiveness and incompetence. If the heat in the kitchen is too damn hot I advise they get the hell out.

You should ask Ben Hunter, if he uses his free per...

2015-10-28T05:33:46.982-05:00

You should ask Ben Hunter, if he uses his free perk for all of his vacations and Butler University travels.

This is bull$#!t, Gary. This is why when I travel ...

2015-10-27T22:08:52.157-05:00

This is bull$#!t, Gary. This is why when I travel out of the airport I always do business with FastPark instead of the on-property parking. It's not like IAA makes it easy for FastPark customers. When it was IndyParkRideFly (the Reagan Parkway location) they would drop you off at the departures door and pick you up at baggage claim. Now IAA makes them drop you off and pick you up out at the rental car counters. Airports all across the country do very well with multiple and competing parking operators. Not Indy. Noooo IAA has to squeeze every cent out of airport passengers. And they're squeezing the airlines too that's why you rarely find any really good deals on fares out of Indy, even on Southwest Airlines.