"We don't want the companies to pass on fees to drivers and to riders. Particularly ... a $2 increase in a fee we haven't increased in 10 years. In a staff report, the airport commission noted that LAX's base fee was lower than that of domestic counterparts like San Francisco International Airport."
"At LAX, ride-hail and traditional taxi companies have been charged $4 for each pickup from the curb. (Limos are charged $5.) Companies like Uber and Lyft are charged an additional $4 for dropping off passengers. Airport commissioners this week approved raising the base rate to $6 for commercial vehicles, as well as a second fee of an additional $6 to access the main part of LAX."
"The elevated train - free and available to travelers 24/7 - is the linchpin of LAX's yearslong transit-friendly makeover, shuttling passengers off of airport grounds to the gleaming new LAX/Metro joint transit center for seamless bus and rail connections to farther points across the city."
Los Angeles International Airport's Board of Airport Commissioners approved a fee increase for taxi, limousine, and ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. The base rate for ride-hail and taxi pickups will increase from $4 to $6, with an additional $6 fee for accessing the main terminal area. These fees will take effect once SkyLink, the airport's new automated people mover, becomes operational later this year. The airport noted that LAX's previous fees were lower than comparable airports like San Francisco International, which generated over $60 million annually from ride-hailing services. Airport officials emphasized they prefer companies absorb the costs rather than pass them to drivers and riders.
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