Hundreds of taxi drivers held a one-day strike Monday at Los Angeles International Airport, demanding that city officials reinstate curbside passenger pickups at the nation’s second-busiest airport.
“This is our last chance to survive,” said Arman Zohrabyan, who has driven for United Taxi for 17 years, as he marched down the sidewalk on Century Boulevard.Taxi ridership in Los Angeles fell 77% between 2013 and 2018, city officials said. Drivers have long complained that Uber and Lyft had an unfair advantage because they were not required to comply with local laws, including higher fares set by city officials.
In general, each taxi driver is allowed to pick up passengers at LAX every fifth day, which yields more than half of their take-home pay, drivers said. Representatives from each taxi company have asked airport officials to reinstate curbside cab stands and allow taxis to operate in the new bus-only lanes for the LAXit shuttles.
Taxis represent about 4% of the vehicle traffic at LAX, according to airport data. Uber and Lyft represent about one-quarter.
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