Hundreds of taxi drivers held a one-day strike Monday at Los Angeles International Airport, demanding that city officials reinstate curbside passenger pickups at the nation’s second-busiest airport. Hundreds of taxi drivers gather before marching through LAX, demanding that the airport allow passenger curbside pickups. Taxi ridership in Los Angeles fell 77% between 2013 and 2018, city officials said. Taxi drivers are calling on LAX officials to reinstate curbside cab stands and allow taxis to operate in the new bus-only lanes for the LAXit shuttles. Officials with LAX will “continue to meet with all stakeholders, including taxi companies and drivers,” she said in an email.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 07, 2020 00:00 UTC