Beijing airport accommodates taxi-booking apps  

首都机场解禁打车软件 软件打车须进停车楼候客

针对近日媒体普遍关注的有出租车司机在机场使用叫车软件影响正常运营秩序一事，首都机场昨日回应新京报记者时表示，目前首都机场可以使用打车软件进行预约叫车服务，但旅客预约的车辆不得影响交通，需要进入机场停车楼等候，停车收费标准同社会车辆。[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.