Sacramento airport in negotiations with Uber, Lyft - Sacramento Bee
Sacramento International Airport officials have entered negotiations with Uber and Lyft to allow their drivers to serve airport users, a move that would end a growing cat-and-mouse game between the airport and non-permitted drivers. Sacramento would become the latest of a handful of airports reversing its stance on the controversial, app-based transportation companies, acknowledging them as major players in modern transportation. Uber, Lyft and other “sharing economy” companies – now referred to as “transportation network companies” – make use of private individuals conducting taxi service in their personal cars. San Francisco International, which once publicly banned the companies from airport grounds, was among the first airports nationally last year to sign an agreement allowing drivers from Uber and other companies on airport grounds in exchange for a... Oakland International Airport also is in negotiations with app-based ride-share companies to allow their drivers on site. Sacramento airport officials say they recently began allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to apply for individual permits. “We got so many requests that … rather than grant individual permits, we are negotiating directly with Uber and Lyft for a single permit to apply to all their drivers,” said airport spokeswoman Laurie. Source: www.sacbee.com
