Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Other cookies are those that are being identified and have not been classified into any category as yet.

No cookies to display.

Skip to content

Airport News & Media

CoDA Receives National Award – ‘Park Mark’ – Safer Parking Award

The car park at City of Derry Airport has been awarded the Park Mark safer parking award for their efforts in preventing vehicle crime and reducing the fear of vehicle crime in their parking areas.

The award, which is made by ACPO, the Association of Chief Police Officers was presented by Inspector Declan McGrath, Waterside Neighbourhood Policing Team to Mayor of Derry-Londonderry, Councillor Brenda Stevenson and Charlene Shongo, Commercial and Marketing Manager at the City of Derry Airport.

“The City of Derry Airport is doing everything they can to prevent crime occurring in their parking area. The area has been assessed and vetted by police and measures have been put in place in order to create a safe environment for passengers and visitors alike,” said Inspector McGrath.

“Since achieving the Safer Parking Award the airport car park has seen little or no crime over the past year. The security precautions, management practices along with enhanced CCTV all contribute to a safe parking environment” said Inspector McGrath.

On receipt of the award, Charlene Shongo stated “we are delighted to receive this Park Mark Award for the third year running – this achievement demonstrates the airports commitment to ensuring every possible effort is made to keep our customers vehicles and our car park users safe at all”.

Safer parking status, Park Mark®, is awarded to parking facilities that have met the requirements of a risk assessment conducted by the Police. These requirements mean the parking operator has put in place measures that help to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour, thereby doing everything they can to prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime in their parking facility. For more information on the Safer Parking Scheme, visit the British Parking Association (BPA) at www.britishparking.co.uk

CoDA currently offers parking at a rate of £2.00 per day, after the first day and would encourage all customers to pre-book their car parking as soon as travel arrangements are confirmed in order to obtain the most competitive rates available. CoDA encourages all customers to pre-book with City of Derry Airport as the ParkMark accreditation illustrates its car park is safe and secure. Customers are advised to be aware of the advantages of parking in areas which are accredited car parking facilities to benefit from the enhanced security and protection as well as the convenience of being just a few steps away from the airport terminal.