Taxi Syndicate inside Manila International Airport

[pochin]

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Is the Philippine government ignorant of the fact that this syndicate is wrecking its
tourism industry?

My mother and brother went to NAIA last night to fetch her daughter-in-law who arrived from
the US. All the taxis inside the airport are asking for a minimum contract fee of 900 pesos.
My brother didn't bite and finally was able to get one that charged only 200php. That was
the normal fee for a 30 minute drive.

900 pesos is a small amount when converted to dollars. But 900php can feed one a decent meal
for one week in Manila.

[existence]

it is not a syndicate.. its just a bad or cruel strategy of the taxi drivers. This can be found on any Airports and Seaports in anyplace in Philippines.

you can just simply deny them and look for metered taxi.

[Passport]

It is not a syndicate.. it is a fact of life here in Philippine airports, sea ports.. and even bus terminals

[EZRA]

Last time I was in Manila, I paid around 600 (I think) for a cab ride from the NAIA to my parent's house in Alabang. I don't know how far that is but that was their "flat rate" back then (2007). It's not much when you convert that to $US (especially when you compare it to the usual flat rates we have here in my area - last time I checked it was $52 + tolls from JFK to Manhattan) .. but, like you said, it's a huge amount if you look at it from someone else's perspective.
BUT - the difference is, when you're gonna use the meter with the JFK-Manhattan trip, the fare would actually go way higher than the flat rate (especially with rush hour traffic) .. while with the Manila rates, a metered trip would save you money instead.

[Tharalets Party]

d lang kay sa manila lang na TS ni exist na cla bisag asa

[ieaiaio]

kasuway pud ko sakay imba metro nga taxi, naay counter sa distance in kilometers ug naay tenths digits xx.x km, samtang magdagan ang taxi obviously mudagan pud na haha, kabantay ko pag sugod dagan ug 60-80kph sakto ra2x dagan sa distance, pag taod2x mu imba bulhot ang distance sa metro murag kanang reader sa gasolinahan kapaspas bisag gahunong ang sakyanan =)) mao to ako nabayran airport to bicutan hapit ma 600php bisag duol ra kau

[Passport]

Last time I was in Manila, I paid around 600 (I think) for a cab ride from the NAIA to my parent's house in Alabang. I don't know how far that is but that was their "flat rate" back then (2007). It's not much when you convert that to $US (especially when you compare it to the usual flat rates we have here in my area - last time I checked it was $52 + tolls from JFK to Manhattan) .. but, like you said, it's a huge amount if you look at it from someone else's perspective.
BUT - the difference is, when you're gonna use the meter with the JFK-Manhattan trip, the fare would actually go way higher than the flat rate (especially with rush hour traffic) .. while with the Manila rates, a metered trip would save you money instead.

copy on the PHP600 for NAIA to Alabang route. I dropped a bit off ATC and I paid the same amount.

[pochin]

Maybe 'collusion' was a better word. I just used the word 'syndicate' because all of those taxis inside are charging the same price i.e., a collusion.

[sercor::jhumzki]

dghan gyud hustler diha from NAIA to MOA or vice versa

[mbneiz]

labi pa ug kahibaw sila nga bisaya ta ilad ilaron ra ta, before adto me ug makati charge dayun ug 400 nya dili mag meter, nadugay na ni try me us sa gawas sa Naia nisakay mga 200 ra diay...