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LAX Board to Vote on Higher Ride-Hail Fees, Including $12 Curb Charge Tied to People Mover

LAWA frames the increases as tools to manage curb congestion, reflecting recent access investments.

Vehicles from Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., and taxi cabs enter the LAX-it centralized pickup area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. On Tuesday, Los Angeles International Airport’s ban on Uber, Lyft, and taxi curbside pickup went into effect while the airport ramps up work on its modernization program. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Uber rideshare vehicles are lined up to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Feb. 8, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Board of Airport Commissioners holds a special vote Tuesday on a plan to impose a $6 base access fee each way for ride-hailing, taxis and limousines entering LAX, including the LAX-it lot, taking effect within 30 days of approval.
  • A separate curbside charge would raise the total to $12 per pickup or drop-off at the Central Terminal Area once the SkyLink people mover opens, with airport officials now targeting the second half of 2026.
  • Riders currently pay $4 to $5 in access fees, so a typical round trip that now carries $10 in fees could reach $24 under the curbside option.
  • LAWA cites unchanged fees for about a decade, finite curb capacity with roughly 30,000 daily ride-hail trips into the terminal loop, and projects up to about $100 million in the first full year after SkyLink opens.
  • Uber opposes the proposal, calling the 140% increase indefensible and urging customers and drivers to press officials to reject it.