![]() ![]() I think the airport needs to reconsider what they are doing.” "The gate fees here are higher and there are higher ticket prices than if you went to Kansas City or St. Regardless, Smith says the question is larger than $2: Why does the local airport need to charge a fee at all? I don’t know.”Ī spokeswoman for Uber said that perhaps the "$5 fee" is a result of a combination of the $3 airport fee plus the "$2.40 booking fee for all Uber trips."Īirport fees are common practice at all major airports, the Uber spokeswoman said. "So maybe they are not being honest with me. “A couple of them have said we have to pass the $5 fee along," she says. I called Smith back and asked if she was sure her driver said it was $5. I asked him why Nancy Smith says her taxi driver told her it was a $5 "airport charge" when it actually is a $3 airport charge.Įach of his cabs has a sign that informs passengers there is a $3 airport charge for pick-ups, he says. That's another story for another time, I told him. When I talked to Butrick, it was clear he much preferred to tell me how unfair it is for him to compete with ride-hailing companies because they don't have to have a business license or have the state inspect their vehicles, like he does. ![]() It would much rather charge customers after they're done with their flight and ready to head for home. The airport doesn't want to charge customers for coming to the airport and using its services. ![]() Why is it a departure fee and not an arrival fee? Airports across the country charge a pick-up fee. Yes, Butrick says, our local airport is not unique. In 2017, he says, the airport was missing out on a lot of revenue with the advent of Uber and Lyft. That's no coincidence, says Kyle Butrick, who has owned and operated Springfield Yellow Cab for 20 years. His parents ran the business 30 years prior to that. It was not until October 2017 that gate was fixed and the fee was re-implemented. ![]()
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