Customs Officers Protest against Parking Charges at Airport
Customs officers enjoy free parking facilities in most of the airports of the world, but recently the Customs Men at Australia's Sydney Airport took out a rally protesting against an annual increase of about 2000 dollars in parking charges.
An officer said, “Without secure parking, officers' safety and security will be placed at risk. The train service is expensive and limited. The bus service doesn't even operate after dark. The nearest off-site free parking was a 25-minute walk to an isolated industrial zone.”
Australian Customs and Border Protection said the paid parking was introduced because a three-year free car-parking arrangement secured as part of the lease of a new headquarters in the airport precinct had expired.