Beijing airport accommodates taxi-booking apps  

首都機場解禁打車軟件 軟件打車須進停車樓候客

針對近日媒體普遍關注的有出租車司機在機場使用叫車軟件影響正常運營秩序一事，首都機場昨日回應新京報記者時表示，目前首都機場可以使用打車軟件進行預約叫車服務，但旅客預約的車輛不得影響交通，需要進入機場停車樓等候，停車收費標準同社會車輛。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Beijing Capital International Airport has lifted bans on taxi-booking apps, but demands that taxi drivers wait in the parking lot after their cars have been reserved by passengers, the Beijing News reported.

We have considered introducing a new taxi-hailing system and carefully examined the implementation of taxi-booking apps, the airport said.

Reporters on Monday found some taxis entering and exiting the airport parking lot repeatedly to avoid paying fees charged for parking more than half an hour.

Meanwhile, some empty taxis were still waiting in restricted areas. Yang Feng, one of the drivers there, said he was finding clients via two mobile apps.

It is forbidden, Yang said, but no one had been fined so far.

If you wait in the allowed area, it can take one or two hours, and it may be a short journey, another taxi driver surnamed Jing said.

The app allows drivers to learn where the client is going before any deal is made, Jing added.

Both drivers said they had received mobile messages from the airport reminding them not to reserve passengers via apps in restricted areas.

However, Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba both launched promotion campaigns to encourage drivers and passengers to use taxi-booking apps, according to media reports.