PhiladelphiaCounty t1_jcf41ct wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:47 AM

Reply to comment by cpndff93 in Airport taxi drivers protest over pickup zone compromise by PROMETHEUS606

Maybe wrong word. Unreasonable probably better I live like at most 15 min drive from the airport and never paid more than $25 for an Uber but the taxis start at $35 and expect a tip on top of that

cpndff93 t1_jcf4jg6 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:52 AM

You’ve never paid more than $25 for an uber??! It was $35 just to get to center city from fairmount for me the other day lol

courageous_liquid t1_jcfiqyc wrote on March 16, 2023 at 1:52 PM

...why

nnp1989 t1_jcfk3i7 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Peak usage plus bad weather can result in some obscenely high rideshare prices. I'm assuming it was one or a combination of both.

courageous_liquid t1_jcfkg6r wrote on March 16, 2023 at 2:04 PM

But also like, why would you accept that? Just take a bus. They're everywhere.

cpndff93 t1_jcfl5je wrote on March 16, 2023 at 2:09 PM

I didnt do it because the price was too high. I took the bus, which is what i usually do. Thank you for the advice though!

Leviathant t1_jcghv48 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Flat rate from the airport was $28.50, post-tip was always $36 for me. They just bumped up the flat rate to $33 - first increase in decades. I'm also about 15 minutes away, and waiting 7 minutes for a Lyft or Uber to meander around the airport got old a few years ago. If I'm tightening the belt, I can wait, and if I want to be home in 15 minutes, I'll go to the line of taxis and jump right in.