Travellers who leave their vehicles at LF Wade International Airport will not be able to pay parking fees through EasyPark meters.According to officials, the devices will not be valid at the airport from the start of next month because of “financial challenges”.Airport General Manager, Aaron Adderley said: “Prior to the introduction of EasyPark, the Airport was able to realise 100 percent of the parking fee revenue. By enabling the use of the EasyPark service at the short-term and long-term car parks, we had to relinquish a portion of those revenues — something which is very difficult to do when we’re challenged with minimising costs and maximising revenues in a depressed economic environment.“There were also some operational challenges involved with using the device at the Airport. It was designed for short term usage. When passengers were attempting to use the device in the long term parking lot when travelling for days at a time, there were some instances when the battery would run out and of course, tickets were being issued causing discrepancies which would later have to be addressed.”Despite scrapping the facility, Mr. Adderley expressed a desire to continue working with the company.“EasyPark is aware of our challenges and is working on introducing a solution that will satisfy all of our objectives,” he said.“Our customers have shared with us their desire to see the EasyPark devices remain at the Airport. They have grown accustomed to utilising the service and it has become increasingly convenient for them. So we want to be in a position to reintroduce the service to satisfy those challenges and most importantly, to quickly satisfy our customers.”Norris Ebbin, director of EasyPark said: “Firstly, we would like to thank our loyal customers for their support since our inception. We are aware of the issue regarding battery failure when using EasyPark meters for long term parking, albeit occasional. Note, we recommend our customers to only use the EasyPark meter for long term parking when the battery is new or for short trips.“We recognise our value proposition and also the need for Airport Operations to meet its objectives. We appreciate and look forward to a continued relationship going forward in order to assist them in meeting their objectives.”A Government spokesman added that pay-and-display machines at the airport remained available and coins, credit cards and debit cards will continue to be accepted.“Please be reminded that the charge for long-term parking is $5 per day or any part thereof, and $1 per hour or any part thereof for a maximum of two hours for short-term parking,” he added.Useful website: www.bermudaairport.com.