The ride-hailing company Lyft will begin pick-up service at Los Angeles International Airport today, just in time for the holiday travel season. City leaders approved a blanket licensing agreement earlier this year to allow Lyft and similar companies, such as Uber, to apply for permits to operate at LAX alongside taxis, shuttles and other transportation services. Lyft, […]
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City Council Panel to Decide on Legality of Uber, Lyft LAX Ride-Hailing
August 18, 2015
A Los Angeles City Council panel will weigh in today on a plan to allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers from LAX. The city’s Transportation, Commerce and Technology Committee is expected to further scrutinize passenger safety, disability access and other issues associated with the ride-hailing companies. The council voted earlier […]
City Council puts brakes on Uber/Lyft ride-hailing from LAX
August 5, 2015
The City Council temporarily put the brakes today on a plan to allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers from LAX so the city can further scrutinize passenger safety, disability access and other issues. The council voted 11-2 to assert authority over an Airport Commission decision last month to allow ride-hailing companies to make […]
Council members want to halt LAX ride-hailing with Uber, Lyft
July 29, 2015
A half-dozen members of the Los Angeles City Council said today that want to put the brakes on a plan to allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to legally pick up passengers from LAX, saying it needs further scrutiny to address passenger safety, disability access and other issues. The Airport Commission earlier this month approved a non-exclusive agreement […]
Commission OKs ride-sharing companies to pick up LAX passengers
July 16, 2015
A Los Angeles city commission signed off today on an agreement that would allow ride-hailing companies such as Lyft and Uber to legally pick-up passengers from Los Angeles International Airport. The Los Angeles Airport Commission unanimously approved the non-exclusive license agreement, despite objections by dozens of speakers, many of whom work for taxi companies, which […]
