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Officials Consider Allowing Lyft, Uber Pickups At LAX
December 18, 2014 10:28 PM
companies, such as Lyft and Uber, aren’t currently allowed to operate
at Los Angeles International Airport but that could soon change.During a Board of Airport Commissioners public meeting, speakers requested that LAX allow popular ride-share companies to pick up passengers, similar to taxis, shuttles and limousines.
“Please implement a non-exclusive license agreement for TNC service
to and from LAX,” said one speaker.Currently, TNC services
are only allowed to drop passengers off at the airport.“To have another option to help pay those student loans off and not be in debt
is really important to a lot of us,” said Lauren Szendrel, a Lyft
driver. Szendrel works full-time and is a Lyft driver part-time.“For me, it helps me pay off my Masters,” she said.
Laura Hunt attended Thursday’s meeting with 10,000 signatures in support
of Lyft.“It’s very important to me because, as a resident of L.A., I want to have options,” Hunt said.
But not everyone agrees.
“Since they began operating, our business has gone down,” said Michael Giler, a driver
for United Independent Taxis, adding that it’s not just about
competition, but safety. “We operate under a very tight rule base.”Both Uber and Lyft say they insure up to $1 million and conduct thorough background checks of their drivers
but neither require fingerprinting.LAX has set-up recommendations for the TNC services but the board did not make a decision Thursday. They are expected to meet again next month.
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