Doesn't make a lot of sense having empty cabs blanking a queue of punters.
£1 a pick up, with the cost added via the tariff, is the way forward in my southern softy opinion.
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Aberdeen Airport |
Plans to make long queues for taxis at Aberdeen Airport a thing of the past LONG queues for taxis at Aberdeen Airport could be a thing of the past under new proposals put forward by local authority officials. Currently only ComCabs’ fleet of drivers can pick up at the airport, but a new draft plan is understood to recommend that any Aberdeen driver should be able to operate from the hub. The changes could see a dramatic reduction in the length of time passengers have to wait for taxis at the airport – a longstanding problem for travellers. The full details of the plans have yet to be published, but it is understood the move follows meetings of the Taxi Working Group, whose members include airport and Aberdeen City Council officials as well as taxi operators. The plan will be put before the local authority’s licensing committee meeting on October 28, where rezoning of the airport might be an option. Councillor Ron Clark, whose ward includes the main route to the airport from the city, said the interests of the travelling public had to come first. “Just now you see taxis from the city dropping people off at the airport then going away empty,” he said. “A stranger to the city arriving for the first time and seeing that will have no idea why that cab has not picked anyone up. “There is a green-light system just now where the light comes on at busy times to allow non-airport cabs to pick up people. But of course the company with a contract at the airport has a vested interest in keeping that light off. There needs to be a system where everyone, especially the customer, will benefit.” He added: “I’ve experienced queues of 50 or 60 people waiting for taxis and I’m worried that the interest of the public is getting lost among business.” But Labour councillor Willie Young said the proposed changes might not be the answer. “At the moment I think we’ve got the best of both worlds,” he added. “I would worry if we decided to change the current system because we’re leaving ourselves open to taxi drivers deciding to just work the city rather than the airport and vice versa. “It will be interesting to see what the public and taxi drivers themselves think.” Russell McLeod, managing director of Aberdeen-based Rainbow City Taxis, is part of the Taxi Working Group. He said the proposal could involve non-airport taxis having to pay a flat rate to the airport for every pick-up. Mr McLeod, whose firm used to be the managing agent at the airport before ComCabs took over the contract, said Rainbow would not operate there if drivers were charged. Neither the airport nor the council would confirm whether that option would form part of the final proposal. A spokeswoman for Aberdeen Airport said: “The Taxi Working Group is always looking at various different options to try to ease pressure at peak times.” A council spokesman confirmed a report was out for consultation before going before the local authority’s licensing committee. No one from ComCabs could be contacted. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:40 pm ] |
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Doesn't make a lot of sense having empty cabs blanking a queue of punters. £1 a pick up, with the cost added via the tariff, is the way forward in my southern softy opinion.
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| Author: | gusmac [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:50 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: Doesn't make a lot of sense having empty cabs blanking a queue of punters.
£1 a pick up, with the cost added via the tariff, is the way forward in my southern softy opinion. Talk is £1.50 a pick up, Council won't allow it to be charged to the customer. Managing agent gets to decide who can or cant pick up. |
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| Author: | THE KLANSMAN [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:31 pm ] |
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I thought Aberdeen had a harbour, not an Airport! 
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