"Under the plan, for-hire vehicle (FHV) airport access fees would increase from $2.50 to $5.00 for both pick-ups and drop-offs beginning March 15, 2026, turning what was once a marginal charge into a mandatory $10 round-trip fee for anyone who relies on a car service to reach the airport. That $10 does not exist in a vacuum. It comes on top of congestion pricing charges, Metropolitan Transportation Authority surcharges, tolls, and other required add-ons that have steadily piled onto airport trips."
"Yellow taxis, by contrast, will continue to pay no fee for airport drop-offs. Their pick-up fee will rise modestly, from $1.75 to $2.00, with two additional 25-cent increases scheduled for 2027 and 2028. The result is a two-tier system for travelers those with easy access to plentiful taxis face little or no added cost, while everyone else absorbs the full impact of the fee hike."
Starting March 15, 2026, for-hire vehicle (FHV) airport access fees will increase from $2.50 to $5.00 for both pick-ups and drop-offs, turning a marginal charge into a mandatory $10 round-trip fee for car-service passengers. That fee will be added on top of congestion pricing, Metropolitan Transportation Authority surcharges, tolls, and other required add-ons that already raise airport trip costs. Yellow taxis will pay no fee for airport drop-offs, and their pick-up fee will rise modestly with additional increases scheduled in 2027 and 2028. The policy creates a two-tier system that favors riders with easy taxi access and burdens suburban and lower-income travelers, families, and workers, pushing airport access toward an affordability tipping point.
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