COS Airport - Uber is drop-off only for time being

My taxi and cab experiences are always horrible. Shitty attitudes, shitty cars, dirty, smelly, and drive like asshats. Uber and lyft have been exceptional. I use them often.

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

Just wait until the Airport decides to charge people a $1 for being dropped off/picked up and say it's for road maintenance. I wouldn't be surprised if this is already accounted for in the fees they collect from airlines or whatever -- unsure how it works -- but I'd totally expect them to double dip.

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Let me tell you about fees. My airline ticket has $58 in fees. The car rental another $79 in "fees" . Combine that with the $25 per check in bag, that's $162 out of pocket for what?

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Originally Posted by Irving

How does the airport even get a say in how people arrive or leave?

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HOMELAND SECURITY & FAA. Also the City , county & state get their hands wet.

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

Just wait until the Airport decides to charge people a $1 for being dropped off/picked up and say it's for road maintenance. I wouldn't be surprised if this is already accounted for in the fees they collect from airlines or whatever -- unsure how it works -- but I'd totally expect them to double dip.

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The airport already does this - $1 surcharge on any taxi ride departing the airport. Lyft got an operating agreement by agreeing to charge the $1 fee, as well. Uber will cave - might be they're trying to get it down to $.75 or something, though.

Probably more to do with how the airport is going to be sure that they get their cut from the commercial operation.

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Originally Posted by Circuits

The airport already does this - $1 surcharge on any taxi ride departing the airport. Lyft got an operating agreement by agreeing to charge the $1 fee, as well. Uber will cave - might be they're trying to get it down to $.75 or something, though.

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I meant dropped off by say, one's wife.

Meh, don't really care about Uber, especially with the airport offering $1/day parking for the rest of the month. I tried Uber while on vacation -- they dicked up my location despite having me clearly plotted on the map so the driver canceled the pickup (charging me $10) and I had to rebook again with the same driver. I could have gotten a regular taxi at that point.

Sounds like Uber is a goober.

How do they even enforce this? Unless you have a sticker or something on your car that identifies you as an Uber driver, what's the difference between an Uber driver picking up a fare and your buddy picking you up in his car?

Never used a "ride sharing" service so I guess I don't quite understand this system.

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Originally Posted by Martinjmpr

How do they even enforce this? Unless you have a sticker or something on your car that identifies you as an Uber driver, what's the difference between an Uber driver picking up a fare and your buddy picking you up in his car?

Never used a "ride sharing" service so I guess I don't quite understand this system.

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I dunno, but now I want to go hang out at COS airport w/ a sign that says:

"Uber driver for hire*

*By hire I mean I'm not taking money for rides and by Uber I mean private individual willing to give someone a ride for free, as I am not a licensed taxi driver"

Uber and Lyft have visual identifiers on their vehicles.