Heathrow also increased its drop-off fee by £1, from £6 to £7, on New Year’s Day.
Such a fee exists at other London airports but prices have not risen recently. Blue Badge-holders remain exempt at all London airports.
Clive Wratten, chief executive of the Business Travel Association, said airports were “pulling the easiest revenue lever” by increasing parking fees.
He added that public transport was often not a viable alternative.
“Pricing people out at the kerbside does not suddenly make public transport viable,” he said.
“We urgently need a more co-ordinated, transparent approach that puts fairness, access and real-world travel behaviour ahead of short-term revenue grabs.”