Parking – Malaga Airport
Parking – Malaga Airport
Malaga Airport – The risky business of parking.
This is what I found.
A series by Henry Bloomfield.
Parking at Malaga airport must be the cheapest in the world. I have travelled extensively over most of the globe and relied on airport car parks for short and long term stays and found them generally good on the short term but expensive and unreliable on the long term because of the expensive nature of undercover space anywhere near an airport. I found that services varied from the point of exclusive, chauffeur driven pickups to and from the terminals to courtesy buses that were falling apart and driven by dangerous rally driver youngsters. Malaga airport is a case in point. Judging from the condition of my car when it came back I could not help but realize that it had been kept in the open despite assurances to the contrary. I found caked mud on the underside and it it left me wondering just where on earth it had been kept. I soon found out on a second time round when my daughter saw the car parked around the back streets of San Miguel Roundabout. She had assumed I had come back earlier only to find that this was not so. The firm in question it appears, offers indoors and parks outdoors – often just outside its own doors. It also turns out that despite charging for storage, large numbers of them had been parked in the free carpark at the airport which is now closed.
When we enquired as to why our almost new car had been abandoned, they said it was placed there for a short time whilst they reorganised their warehouse. I dawned on me when I inspected their premises, that all they had or could get into the place was no more than 40 cars which considering the nature of the place could not possibly pay for a tenth of the rent. I enquired of one warehouse owner whose telephone number is still on the door and discovered the the average rental for 1000 square metres is in the order of 18,000 euros per month. It needs no mathematician to work out that this space can only house 70 cars at the most and even 10 euros a day would not cover basic overheads. This led to a drive around the airport surrounds and saw parking lots which were as close as San Julian and as far away as Churriana and Zapeta. I recognised one of the merchants I had been dealing with and discovered the scam. Any offer beneath 10 euros a day could obviously not have anything to do with indoor parking so I assumed none could be had at less than that. The money obviously had to be coming from other sources and it did not take long to work out that most of these warehouses are owned by car hire companies and what went into them was their own cars. Having free space elsewhere or cheap fields miles away could work only if clients thought that their cars stayed at the airport warehouses. The scam was born and millions have been made at the expense of unsuspecting car owners who in the main left their cars “at the airport” for months on end. Any advertisement with a guarantee of indoor parking at the airport itself is therefore patently false. I also found that there is no insurance available from any company that will cover the drive from the car park to the terminals by any driver. The insurance cover available in Spain is only for the parking premises. I rang four insurance companies, including Masbros, Bilbao and Helvetia and they confirmed that driver insurance cover outside the premises insured by them did not exist on the market. Any accident outside the premises, we were categorically told, was the responsibility of the car owner who had to ensure that his or her policy also had to cover for another unknown driver. Luckily, most Spanish policies cover this event, but British ones do not and drivers usually have to be named.
A casual lucky find.
There were fortunately other outlets to follow in view of the desperate need for indoor parking in or near the airport. I noticed one of those indoor guarantee car parks and decided to investigate. There are a few across the road in San Julian which appeared to be large enough to take a 100 at least, but in fact the largest we found was not more than the 500 and 100 sq.mtrs. habitual sizes. The owners admitted that to guarantee indoor the price would have to be higher. When I tackled them on what happened when they reached their limit it did no take long to find out that they also had some fields near Churrriana.
Having given up, I decided that Malaga airport was no place for a nice car and least of all a convertible and it was only by chance that we saw and checked out the a newspaper advert. with the usual guarantee.I took no chances and having found out where it was, I ventured to take a close look at it. I am glad I did, because it was an old lorry depot with all the fire fittings and pressure tower necessary to put out a fire of the sort a car can cause. It was also the size of a major supermarket and could comfortably take on a few hundred cars. I was a bit reticent about asking personal questions, but they were answered and it appears that rentals at the nearby industrial estate are about half of that at the airport next door which enables them to make a profit of a sort on undercover which is all that they do. It took us approximately seven minutes to and from the San Miguel roundabout to the depot and just the security of the place was enough to make up our minds to entrust our dearly beloved BMW to them. I have also turned up without notice and it was encouraging to note that it was exactly where it had been parked. I have to say, that taking into account what I had gone through elsewhere and the horror stories I had also read about, it was a welcome relief to find the driver at the airport with a car that I was not sure I was ever going to see again. I took out a year’s parking with them for less than 800 euros. I find myself loathe to recommend anything along the coast because of the crass variety of scams that seem to come your way all the time, but after seven solid months of a damned good service, I even wonder how they can do it at the price of 5 euros a day for casual users. Their web page is www.malagaairportcarpark.com I could not find anything else at Malaga airport of the quality, indoor parking guarantee or maturity of drivers anywhere near the price. I am however hopeful that I will find alternatives and will continue to look. If any reader has information leading to another genuine find, I would be grateful for the information and perhaps they can contact me on info@costabritishrestaurants.com
If II find another service of whichever kind, on the coast, worth passing on, you will find it on this site under my name. I will only, however, only recommend, if after extensive and pertinent enquiries, it looks like very obvious value for money and the sort of place I could happily recommend to friends without fear of losing them.
Areas I shall be looking at on the coast..
Value for money restaurants.
Value for money hotels.
Value for money car hire
Value for money mechanical workshops.
Finally, if you love animals,please sign my petition to save the poor Malaga horses from unnecessary suffering. The Mayor refused to tackle the issue till after the Summer and possibly too late. Join me and give those poor hard working horses a chance to survive this terrible heat. We are heading for 1000 and targetting 5000.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/cruelty-to-horses-in-malaga-spain/
Henry Bloomfield is an oil engineer who studied business management in part time courses at the Literary City Institute in London. He lives in Hove and has a second home in the Axarquia, Malaga Province.He is writing a book about “earning money when the time is wrong”. His profession has made him have to live in more than a score of countries around the world for a year or two at a time. Writing, is a natural consquence.
I show you, how can you park for free in the P4 area, this video is brought you by www.malagawheels.com ( The P4 is closed becouse the new runway construction.) now the only free alternative is P3 that is a bit far from the main terminal, only connected by a free bus, is still a good alternative.
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Question by Catherine B: Is P3 free parking still available at Malaga airport?
Best answer:
Answer by Mad Penguin
Have a look at this site:
http://www.malaga-airport-guide.com/Airport-Parking.html
Allow yourself plenty of time, though – it’s complete chaos at the moment with all the building work going on!
What do you think? Answer below!
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Movie Hotel Rwanda Summary
Movie Hotel Rwanda Summary
The country is covered most by steep hills and deep valleys with its highest point being Karisimbi ((14,187 ft; 4,324 m) in the Virunga mountains. Movie Hotel Rwanda SummaryAlthough well know for the horrible history of the genocide, Rwanda is a nice country, with magnificent people, amazing lakes, mountains, a great climate, good roads, a nice standard of living with cheap things ranging from food to accommodation and lots of things. Rwanda is a small country and almost all its attractions of nice places are next to each other. Tourists are found of the following places in Rwanda.
1. The Gorillas in the Virunga Mountains
The gorillas in these mountains are shared with countries like the Uganda and Democratic republic of Congo. These three countries share the few remaining gorillas in the world. People frequent Parc National Des Volcans to track these humble giants that have endured civil and world wars. People come from allover the world to spend one hour with these great apes. Looking through the eyes of these humble giants (Gorilla), gives you a feeling that triggers a question in your mind that goes “Why, why, why, not protect” they are really exhilarating. More information about the gorillas
2. Genocide memorial
Rwanda has tow genocide memorials one is Ntarama church that is about 5 km down a right-hand fork that branches off the Nyamata road roughly 20 km outside Kigali. This church has been left empty just as it was after removing the bodies with scraps of personal items like clothes on the floor. Next to this church is a building where other people seeking safety where massacred. The other church is just is at Nyamata 30 km from Kigali which was a site of horrible massacre. The bodies where also removed although blood stains remain on the walls. A courtyard was dug outside the underground chamber and that’s where the skulls of many victims are being displayed. While visiting this memorial you will be told to sign a visitor’s book from which you might spot lots of people’s names that are familiar.
3. Kabgayi Church museum
3 km from Gitarama along Butare road lays the massive cathedral of Kabgayi. This is the oldest in the country dating back in 1925. This was the first settlement area of the Catholic Bishop. With a huge size and peaceful interior the church is worth a visit and there is a small museum besides it.
4. Akagera National Park
Named after the Akagera River running along its eastern boundary, Akagera NP is warm and low-lying with undulating plains supporting a cover of dense broad leafed trees with acacia woodlands and grasslands.
The park harbours over 20 mammal species. The eastern side is wet and it is known to harbour almost the largest number of hippos is Africa. Other animals to view on the lakes on the eastern side are crocodiles, Lions, leopards and black rhinos which are present in small numbers. You can go for boat trips on Lake Ihema to view some of these animals. For birders this is another paradise on earth, the birdlife is extraordinary: not only the rarities that will have passionate birdwatchers in ecstasy but also Africa’s most inspiring concentration of big waterbirds. A visit in this park is truly rewarding
5. Nyungwe forest
It is a montane forest that is remarkably rich in biodiversity with 75 mammal species, 120 butterflies, 275 birds and over 100 varieties of orchids. The forest is well known for its primates and chimpanzee tracking can be arranged at a short notice and at small fee. Other primates in this forest include several other monkeys L’Hoest monkeys. The roads to the forest are good and with excellent rent houses and campsite to provide the necessary services to you while in the forest. A nature walk through this forest can be truelly rewarding.
6. Musanze cave
Musanze is believed to have been constructed by a local king and that it has been used a refugee on several histories whereas during the 1994 Massacre it was used as a killing site and recently the place is still littered with human remains. Musanze the now Bat colony is located in Ruhengeri 2 Km from the Gisenyi road. It has an entrance a large as a cathedral. The entrance is littered with marked black volcanic rubble and at the opposite end there lies a natural bridge formed from the lava flow from one of the Virunga Mountains.
7. Hotel des Milles colline;
A hotel in Kigali that is attracting people’s attention of recent due to the “Hotel Rwanda” movie and its contribution to Rwanda. The Hotel is known to have housed and protected over 1,268 people under the management of Paul Rusesabagina. Paul took over management of this hotel afew days after the start of the genocide and this was as after the European managers had been flown out. Paul and his wife used to bribe the Hutu Interahamwe Militia with money and alcohol to keep them from killing the refugees.
8. Rusumo Falls
The falls is located at the Eastern part of Rwanda at the boarder with Tanzania. Its is an amazing and spectacular falls that is a part of the distant headwaters of the river Nile. It’s not worth missing while crossing the border of Rwanda with Tanzania.
9. National Museum,
This is located in Butare city in Huye and it is known to be the most tourists’ attraction in Butare. The museum is known to have probably the finest ethnographic collection in the whole of East Africa. It has spacious rooms that allow the exhibitions to be appreciated and enjoyed. Exhibitions provide information not only on pre-colonial history but also on the process of development of the country (Rwanda) to her modernity today. AT the museum you can organise for the Ntore dancers to entertain you in the traditional dances of Rwanda.
10. Lake Kivu
Located in the Albertine rift and apart of the Great Rift Valley, Kivu is a large fresh water deposit that marks the western border with DR Congo. This lake is a tourist’s centre with fresh waters safe to swim. It has nice beaches with splendid landscapes and the sunset is usually astounding. You can spend a weekend on one of the beaches.
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Hotel Rwanda Trailer
Question by Chelsea: Hotel Rwanda?
What do you think of what happened in Rwanda? We just got done watching the movie Hotel Rowanda, and it was really sad i can’t believe stuff like that is happening around the world today, it’s just horrible
Best answer:
Answer by firecracker
This kind of things happen all the time in Africa, it’s just that Rwanda was the most horrific of them all. We should try to help Africa as much as we can, but seriously, the Africans have to stop being ignorant and end strife among themselves in order for them to achieve peace and stable development. Outsiders can only do so much.
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