2023-08-01 19:17:37
ORLANDO, Florida. – Starting this Tuesday, Uber and Lyft users will pay more for the Uber service if they board it at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) due to the 20% increase in transportation providers that use the terminal.
The MCO administration imposed a new rate on transportation service providers that come to the airport to pick up passengers.
Geovani Castro, representative of Uber, said that they are “Uber users [son los que] They pay this fee.
The rate until July was $5.80, but from this August 1 it costs $6.36. However, in October it will cost $7.00, representing an increase of $20%, the most expensive in the country.
Asise Velozo, a user of Uber and Lyft, opined that “I find it terrible because it does not help passengers, it does not encourage tourism and, furthermore, 20% more is not considerable for tourists.”
Pedro Pipia, an Uber driver, said that “this increase will definitely result in a drop in the use of Uber and Lyft by the user and negatively for us.”
The various opinions were heard during a work session of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
Ratib Hussein, ground transportation manager, justified the rate increase for transportation service providers because they had not made an adjustment since 2014 and the operating expenses of Florida’s busiest airport have increased.
“We want a transparent process with the GOAA, we want to talk to the administration to vote for this rate because the largest in the US,” said the Uber representative.
Drivers from both companies have said that, although they are not directly affected by the increase, they would be willing to join with the company Uber to reduce the fee.
But in return they demand an adjustment of the value of the mile, revision of the account closing policies and the incorporation of the tip on long trips.
“We are concerned about only one thing, that this increase does not affect our rate, what they are giving us, be it 30, 40 or 50% because at that moment when that happens, you can be sure that the Drivers Association Unidos will stand firm,” said Martin Rojas, of the Florida United Drivers Association.
Although the new charge will take effect this Tuesday, it will be Monday of next week when the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority meets once again to respond to the concerns of carriers and users.
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