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Airports Grapple With Rideshare Pickups

By Michael B. Baker / May 21, 2015 / Contact Reporter
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Uber and other rideshare apps are gaining widespread acceptance in managed travel programs, but whether they're legal for airport pickups all depends on the airport.

At the CAPA Americas Aviation Summit 2015, airport officials illustrated airports' divergent approaches. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority executive director Phillip Brown spoke of Orlando International Airport’s pending lawsuit to block Uber pickups at the airport and seek damages against fees for prior pickups. “To operate on the airport, you have to have a city permit,” Brown said. “[Uber] doesn’t want to have any regulation or pay the permits, so we won’t allow them in any regulatory scheme.”

Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis, however, said Pittsburgh International Airport is negotiating with Uber to determine how to manage pickups. Cabs aren't always readily available for late-night arrivals, she said, forcing many arriving passengers to rent cars. “I opened up the Uber app and saw they’re all here; we just weren’t making any money. The tech community and entrepreneurial community want them, and for a community that is billing itself as entrepreneurial, we have to be able to allow them.”

Across the country, some airports are working with Uber while others seek ways to block ridesharing, especially offerings like UberX that do not require a commercial license.

A rundown of Uber's status at airports around the country:

Chicago: Chicago and Uber made peace this year when the city granted a transportation network-provider license in exchange for Uber's agreement to security measures. At the airports, though, the only options are UberTaxi, which dispatches licensed cabs, or UberBlack, which provides professionally licensed chauffeurs.

Dallas: The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board is considering a plan to allow permitted rideshare drivers. Dallas Love Field agreed this month to allow UberX pickups.

Denver: Both UberX and Lyft reached agreements with Denver International Airport in late 2014, allowing the services to operate at the airport’s main terminal.

Atlanta: Rideshare drivers have had a shaky relationship with Atlanta law enforcement, which considers them limo services. From February 2014 to April 2015, police issued tickets—and often impounded vehicles—for more than 100 rideshare drivers, according to Atlanta’s WSB-TV. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation to regulate insurance coverage and safety matters for rideshare companies, which could pave the way for cooperation between the companies and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the nation's busiest.

Los Angeles: Though UberX-style rideshare pickups are technically illegal at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has pushed airport officials to work with rideshare companies. In his State of the City address in April, he said pickups would be legal by this summer.

New York City Area: The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission is considering a requirement that drivers park outside LaGuardia passenger pickup areas, effectively blocking pickups at that airport.  JFK drivers, meanwhile, can use the parking lot designated for black cars. Uber offers a flat fare for UberX, UberXL, UberBlack and UberSUV rides from Newark Liberty International Airport.

Phoenix: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport allows only rideshare drivers with commercial insurance and registration and an airport badge that requires a background check.

San Francisco: Considering San Francisco International Airport lies in Uber’s backyard, it's no surprise that it was the first U.S. airport to reach permit agreements with Uber, including UberX, and its rideshare rivals. The agreement went into place in October.

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